When Peter Fortune was ten years old grown-up people sometimes used to tell him he was a “difficult”child. He never understood what they meant. He didn’t feel difficult at all. He didn’t throw milk bottles at the garden wall, or tip tomato ketchup over his head and pretend it was blood, or slash at his granny’s ankle with his sword, though he occasionally thought of these things. Apart from all vegetables except potatoes, and fish, eggs and cheese, there was nothing he would not eat. He wasn’t noisier or dirtier or more stupid than anyone he knew. His name was easy to say and spell. His face, which was pale and freckled, was easy enough to remember. He went to school every day like all other children and never made that much fuss about it. He was only as offensive to his sister as she was to him. Policemen never came knocking at the front door wanting to arrest him. Doctors in white coats never offered to take him away to the madhouse. As far as Peter was concerned, he was really quite easy. What was difficult about him?
It was not until he had been a grown-up himself for many years that Peter finally understood. They thought he was difficult because he was so silent. That seemed to bother people. The other problem was he liked being by himself. Not all the time, of course. Not even every day. But most days he liked to go off somewhere for an hour to his bedroom, or the park. He liked to be alone and think his thoughts.
Now, grown-ups like to think they know what’s going on inside a ten-year-old’s head. And it’s impossible to know what someone is thinking if they keep quiet about it. People would see Peter lying on his back on a summer’s afternoon, chewing a piece of grass and staring at the sky. “Peter, Peter! What are you thinking about?” they would call to him. And Peter would sit up with a start. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.”Grown-ups knew that something was going on inside that head, but they couldn’t hear it or see it or feel it. They couldn’t tell Peter to stop it, because they did not know what it was he was doing in there. He could have been setting his school on fire or feeding his sister to an alligator and escaping in a hot air balloon, but all they saw was a boy staring at the blue sky without blinking, a boy who did not hear you when you called his name.
As for being on his own, grown-ups didn’t much like that either. They don’t even like other grown-ups being on their own. When you join in, people can see what you’re up to. You’re up to what they’re up to. You have to join in, or you’ll spoil it for everyone else. Peter had different ideas. In fact, he thought, if people spent less time joining in and making others join in, and spent a little time each day alone remembering who they were or who they might be, then the world would be a happier place and wars might never happen...
The trouble with being a daydreamer who doesn’t say much is that the teachers at school, especially the ones who don’t know you very well, are likely to think you are rather stupid. Or, if not stupid, then dull. No one can see the amazing things that are going on in your head. A teacher who saw Peter staring out the window or at a blank sheet of paper on his desk might think that he was bored, or stuck for an answer. But the truth was quite different.
1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A.Peter liked playing practical jokes
B.Peter wasn’t particular about food at all
C.boys generally did some crazy things
D.Peter knew why he was called“difficult”
2.Which of the following would Peter be most likely to do?
A.To walk around a lake for quite a while.
B.To break the neighbor’s fence for fun.
C.To tie a dirty dustbin to a dog’s tail.
D.To sleep in the tent with his friends.
3.What is the main reason that Peter was considered“difficult”by grown-ups?
A.He was far from communicative.
B.He turned a deaf ear to others.
C.He did not do well in his studies.
D.He preferred to live on his own.
4.What might the author continue to write about in the following part?
A.Effective measures to help Peter out.
B.How the unique ideas Peter had amazed others.
C.Difficulties keeping Peter from learning well.
D.Further prejudice against Peter among grown-ups.
5.What can serve as the best title of this passage?
A.The Daydreamer B.The Troublemaker
C.The Hard Nut D.The Dark Horse
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
When Peter Fortune was ten years old grown-up people sometimes used to tell him he was a “difficult”child. He never understood what they meant. He didn’t feel difficult at all. He didn’t throw milk bottles at the garden wall, or tip tomato ketchup over his head and pretend it was blood, or slash at his granny’s ankle with his sword, though he occasionally thought of these things. Apart from all vegetables except potatoes, and fish, eggs and cheese, there was nothing he would not eat. He wasn’t noisier or dirtier or more stupid than anyone he knew. His name was easy to say and spell. His face, which was pale and freckled, was easy enough to remember. He went to school every day like all other children and never made that much fuss about it. He was only as offensive to his sister as she was to him. Policemen never came knocking at the front door wanting to arrest him. Doctors in white coats never offered to take him away to the madhouse. As far as Peter was concerned, he was really quite easy. What was difficult about him?
It was not until he had been a grown-up himself for many years that Peter finally understood. They thought he was difficult because he was so silent. That seemed to bother people. The other problem was he liked being by himself. Not all the time, of course. Not even every day. But most days he liked to go off somewhere for an hour to his bedroom, or the park. He liked to be alone and think his thoughts.
Now, grown-ups like to think they know what’s going on inside a ten-year-old’s head. And it’s impossible to know what someone is thinking if they keep quiet about it. People would see Peter lying on his back on a summer’s afternoon, chewing a piece of grass and staring at the sky. “Peter, Peter! What are you thinking about?” they would call to him. And Peter would sit up with a start. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.”Grown-ups knew that something was going on inside that head, but they couldn’t hear it or see it or feel it. They couldn’t tell Peter to stop it, because they did not know what it was he was doing in there. He could have been setting his school on fire or feeding his sister to an alligator and escaping in a hot air balloon, but all they saw was a boy staring at the blue sky without blinking, a boy who did not hear you when you called his name.
As for being on his own, grown-ups didn’t much like that either. They don’t even like other grown-ups being on their own. When you join in, people can see what you’re up to. You’re up to what they’re up to. You have to join in, or you’ll spoil it for everyone else. Peter had different ideas. In fact, he thought, if people spent less time joining in and making others join in, and spent a little time each day alone remembering who they were or who they might be, then the world would be a happier place and wars might never happen...
The trouble with being a daydreamer who doesn’t say much is that the teachers at school, especially the ones who don’t know you very well, are likely to think you are rather stupid. Or, if not stupid, then dull. No one can see the amazing things that are going on in your head. A teacher who saw Peter staring out the window or at a blank sheet of paper on his desk might think that he was bored, or stuck for an answer. But the truth was quite different.
1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A.Peter liked playing practical jokes
B.Peter wasn’t particular about food at all
C.boys generally did some crazy things
D.Peter knew why he was called“difficult”
2.Which of the following would Peter be most likely to do?
A.To walk around a lake for quite a while.
B.To break the neighbor’s fence for fun.
C.To tie a dirty dustbin to a dog’s tail.
D.To sleep in the tent with his friends.
3.What is the main reason that Peter was considered“difficult”by grown-ups?
A.He was far from communicative.
B.He turned a deaf ear to others.
C.He did not do well in his studies.
D.He preferred to live on his own.
4.What might the author continue to write about in the following part?
A.Effective measures to help Peter out.
B.How the unique ideas Peter had amazed others.
C.Difficulties keeping Peter from learning well.
D.Further prejudice against Peter among grown-ups.
5.What can serve as the best title of this passage?
A.The Daydreamer B.The Troublemaker
C.The Hard Nut D.The Dark Horse
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
My family moved to our neighborhood when I was about ten years old.One day,I was playing in the garden in the neighborhood.When I looked up,I saw a girl about my age looking at me about ten feet away.As I just moved there,I didn’t have any friends yet.I wanted to make friend with her.So I walked up to her and said“hello”.She looked very shy.I told her my name was Alice.She said she was Yumi.Then I asked her if she wanted to play with me and she said “yes”.But before we started playing,she said,“I hope you don’t mind playing with someone who is really shy.”I shook my head and smiled after hearing that.
We both had a very good time that day,and we played together almost every day in the following days.Then school was going to start,.I asked her which school she was in.When I found out the school she was studying in ,I told my parents that I also wanted to go to that school.My parents agreed.When I told her the good news,she was so joyful that she almost cried..
We went to school together every day.She wanted to make more friends,but it was difficult for her.I made friends very easily,so I always had her by my side.I also encouraged her to try to make some new friends by herself.She tried.As time went by,she was no longer as shy as before and finally made some new friends without my help.
I moved away with my family two years later.Now Yumi has made a large number of friends and I am so happy for her.
If you are shy and are afraid of making friends as Yumi used to be,don’t be!Believe you can also make new friends if you try.
1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?(within 8 words)
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2.What did Yumi tell the writer before they played together?(within 10 words)
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3.How did Yumi feel when the writer told her she was going to her school?(within 5 words)
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4.What did the writer encourage Yumi to do?(within 10 words)
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5.What makes the writer happy now?(within 8 words)
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高一英语其他题中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 36 to raise worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in 37, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 38 them in a warm place.
The next spring Jody 39 again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 40 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from state of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who 41 things has to pay taxes!” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still 42 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had ___43. Soon some people from a television station 44 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law was 45. Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.
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高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
Actor Warwick Davis realized he was shorter than other people when he was eight years old. He suddenly noticed all his schoolmates were twice his size. It was then that the effect of having dwarfism hit him for the first time.
Now aged 48, Davis says, “I have very fond memories of school but I realized I had to become a little bit louder and funnier so I wouldn’t get left out of conversations. I became quite the performer, so being short was my training in acting.”
It worked. Director George Lucas cast young Warwick as the Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi. The actor has gone on to star in many TV shows and films, including playing Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter films.
Warwick’s dwarfism means he is 1.07 meters tall, while the average UK adult male height is 1.78 meters. Most types of dwarfism are caused by a genetic disorder that stops some of the body’s building blocks working properly.
Davis has a positive attitude to being “different”. He says, “If I had my life all over again, I would choose the same job and be the same height. I have enjoyed every minute. At school I played rugby and football and tried long jump and high jump. I wasn’t very good at them but I always had a go. I defeated everyone at chin-ups (引体向上) because I had a low body weight combined with a strong upper body from climbing up to the top cupboards to reach the biscuit boxes at home.”
Warwick is supporting Jeans for Genes Day, a charity raising public concern for millions of children born with genetic disorders in the U.K. He says, “Even if you can only give a tiny amount of money, it will make such a difference to the children.”
1.Why did Warwick Davis decide to become a little bit louder and funnier?
A. It was his training in his acting.
B. He didn’t want to be ignored by his classmates.
C. The effect of having dwarfism influenced him strongly.
D. The genetic disorder prevented his body from working properly.
2.What can be inferred from paragraph 5?
A. Davis has a positive attitude to being “different”.
B. Davis turns his short body to his advantage at chin-ups.
C. Davis is not fond of rugby and football, long jump and high jump.
D. Davis doesn’t want to choose the same job if he can live his life again.
3.Warwick Davis can be best described as “___________”.
A. pleased B. independent C. sensitive D. confident
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. My Strong Upper Body B. Dwarfism Caused by Genetic Disorder
C. Height Is Not My Limitation D. More Money, Bigger Difference
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
When I was 16 years old and in foster care in Tennessee, people told me I was unadoptable. But I desperately wanted a family. I sought the help of a judge, even the commissioner of the Department of Children’s Services, and was adopted just a week before my 18th birthday.
We have a lot to be grateful for and this holiday season let’s not forget about the more than 415,000 youth in foster care especially older youth. These youth are the most likely to get overlooked for adoption, but they shouldn’t be. They need and deserve a family just as much as young children do. Making an older youth a part of your family can bring just as much a joy as adopting a baby or a younger child—without all the diapers and potty training.
My adoption was life changing and probably the best thing that ever happened to me. I still remember the first gift my parents gave to me. It was a Mickey Mouse key chain with a key to their home. They told me that no matter what happened they would always love me and I’d always have a place to come home to. This is our 17th Thanksgiving together...
My first Thanksgiving with my family was a little overwhelming with lots of extended family including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. However, it’s when I realized that I would never have to spend another holiday alone and that was truly an amazing feeling.
I was always eager to spend time with my little sister, Beth. She was six when I joined the family. My dad always says he knew we were really sisters, and I was no longer a guest in the house when Beth and I had our first fight. Today, she’s one of my best friends, and I’m her biggest cheerleader.
There were also bittersweet Thanksgivings. One we spent in my mom’s hospital room. It was there that she helped me plan my wedding but passed away three weeks before the ceremony. My dad walked me down the aisle, and my sister was my maid of honor. Because of our bond, we were able to support each other through that challenging time and that’s what family is for—the good and bad times.
It’s nice having my dad and sister to share holidays and special occasions. But they’re even more important when it comes to the little things—like having someone to share my bad day with, celebrate my promotion at work, or help me think through a difficult decision. It’s in these moments that I just can’t imagine being alone in the world.
I’m so glad that I didn’t listen to those people who said I was unadoptable, I’d never find a family, and that I was putting myself out there for rejection. It’s a risk for older foster youth to consider adoption. It’s an opportunity to be rejected once again. But it’s a risk they should take because life doesn’t end at 18. It’s really just beginning.
If you know someone who might consider adopting an older teen, please share my story -- and have him or her think of my family. They didn’t get to see my first steps or watch me be a pilgrim in my second grade Thanksgiving play. But they taught me so many things about life, and were there to watch me walk across the stage when I graduated from college and law school and accompanied me to the White House last year as I was honored for my work helping foster youth.
I look forward to many more Thanksgivings with my family, and I’m eternally thankful they chose me to be a part of their family.
1.What contributes to the author’s feeling that she can’t imagine being alone in the world.
A. The family’s giving the author a Mickey Mouse as a gift.
B. The author’s spending her Thanksgiving with her extended family for 17 years.
C. The mother’s failing to attend the author’s wedding ceremony for her severe disease.
D. The family’s always sharing happiness and sorrow with her.
2.What does adoption for older youth really mean
A. It means not living alone any longer.
B. It means being taken good care of by others.
C. It means being successful in career.
D. It means being loved and a sense of belonging.
3.The underlined sentence “It’s an opportunity to be rejected once again.” in Paragraph 8 means that _________.
A. older teens take the opportunity to be adopted
B. older teens are less likely to be adopted
C. older teens create the opportunity to be adopted
D. older teens are in danger of being adopted
4.What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage
A. To express her appreciation for her family.
B. To show sympathy to the unadoptable older youth.
C. To appeal to more people to adopt the older youth.
D. To persuade the readers not to believe others’ words.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I started serving the homeless when I was eight years old. I didn’t know these people would make such a big difference in my ______.
Twice a month I go to the church and help get things ready for ______. When the gate is opened, people come in ______ to get drinks. They take their seats while breakfast is ______, and then we begin to ______. We each take two plates and carry them ______ the line as the plates are ______. Each person receives several kinds of foods. I walk to the tables and ______ the plates before them. After I’ve served them, I ask if they need ______ else and bring them whatever they ask for
When I first started serving, I was a little ______. At first I stayed close to my mom most of the time, but after I got to know these strangers, I ______ that they were friendly people. And the ______ of them was often nicer than the outside. I realized that there was no ______ to be scared. After serving for a few months, I started to ______ seeing the same people each week.
All of these people make my day much ______. The past two years have made a big ______ in my life. I do this ______ it is the right thing to do. When I serve people, I want them to know that someone ______ them and that they matter. Serving makes me happy, but even more ______, it teaches me to love and ______ others and helps make the world a better place.
1.A. study B. work C. family D. life
2.A. breakfast B. brunch C. lunch D. dinner
3.A. secretly B. quickly C. slowly D. separately
4.A. ordered B. enjoyed C. prepared D. tasted
5.A. eat B. serve C. leave D. try
6.A. before B. beyond C. above D. along
7.A. emptied B. washed C. filled D. dried
8.A. make B. set C. fix D. show
9.A. nothing B. everything C. what D. anything
10.A. surprised B. embarrassed C. scared D. puzzled
11.A. realized B. admitted C. claimed D. swore
12.A. past B. inside C. surface D. front
13.A. way B. doubt C. reason D. wonder
14.A. get tired of B. take charge of C. get down to D. look forward to
15.A. better B. further C. busier D. easier
16.A. success B. difference C. profit D. fortune
17.A. because B. if C. once D. though
18.A. relies on B. goes after C. cares about D. looks for
19.A. necessarily B. interestingly C. honestly D. importantly
20.A. respect B. forgive C. inspire D. protect
高一英语完形填空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
阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。
I was 28 years old, the age when most young people have their eyes firmly fixed on the promise of success but I was a failure. Six years earlier, fresh from college, I had joined a dramatic producing company, and had been going into small towns and rural communities producing country-style musical comedies. But, in the summer of 1940, the country was in a depression, radio had changed people's tastes, and part-time shows weren't all that big any more. So , jobless and with nothing else in sight, I went back home. Later I got a job as a recreation-room director in my hometown. It paid $50 a month, for which I was grateful, but it sure was a dull job.
I felt so frustrated with my plan to be a dramatic star. Restless and dissatisfied though I was it was nice, in a way, to be back home. I tried to teach some of my town's children music and drama. And when I got a chance, I'd try my luck as a performer myself. I'd dress up as a country girl and tell little stories and jokes that I'd picked up during my years living around country folk. I gave this country girl a name-Minnie Pearl.
One October afternoon I was in the recreation room, waiting for the children when a banker friend, Jim Walker, came in and said, "We're going to have a bankers' meeting here. I understand you've been teaching some children dramatics and dancing and singing. Would you let the children entertain the bankers? "I said, yes. Suddenly, he turned and added, "Oh, by the way, the speaker from Chicago is flying here. If he's late, would you mind doing that Minnie Pearl thing? "I told Jim I'd do it.
That night the children sang and danced to old-time, popular songs when I was backstage. After we finished the performance, Jim came to me. "The speaker's not here yet. You'll have to help us. ""All right, "I told him, "just give me a minute to dress up."
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；
4. 续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
Then I went out in front of the hundred or so men in the audience.
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Paragraph 2:
Then I walked off the stage into the audience, and a banker greeted me.
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高一英语读后续写困难题查看答案及解析
Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.
One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.
After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly…. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.
1.The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.
A．grade B．status C．health D．disease
2.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.
A．The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel
B．The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip
C．Philip was really different in school
D．Philip was older and more sensitive
3.The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.
A．play around on that beautiful spring day
B．put some symbol of “new life” into it
C．try to pull it apart in the middle
D．go out and discover themselves
4.After Philip explained his new life, ________.
A．The class thought he was clever. B．The class fell silent.
C．He began to study in the class. D．He felt dying.
5.We learn from the passage that ________.
A．The teacher used to have classes outdoors
B．The Philip’s new life wish was empty
C．Philip was healthy as a whole
D．Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
语法填空
I was ten years old that year. One cold spring night after I sold my last copy of newspaper . I hurried across the street to the shop just as the owner was locking the door . “ Please , sir ? Mother's Day is tomorrow . I want the most1. (beauty) flower you have ! ”
The 2. (own) stood there for a while . Finally he nodded , and showed me a plant on the counter . “ I can give you this for 35 cents . ”
“ But it looks like a weed(杂草） ! ” “Now trust me , boy , and I promise that tomorrow morning you 3. ( find ) your most beautiful flower , ” he said .
I ran home . Mom was 4. ( serious ) sick , so I quietly set the plant on the table beside her bed .
The next morning when I looked into Mom's room , 5. (her) waved to me . When I came in , I glanced over the table 6. the plant was .
Wow ! There was a big yellow flower . It was the 7. _ (much) beautiful flower I ever saw !
When I looked at Mom , she was smiling as 8. ( tear ) streamed down her cheeks . She held out her hand , then pulled me close .
My dear mom died the next night , 9. the plant has been in blossom（开花） all along in my heart . Not only did that beautiful plant help show just 10. much I loved her , but it let me know how much she loved me .
高一英语语法填空中等难度题查看答案及解析