After the summer break, Delhi’s children retu...

After the summer break, Delhi’s children returned to school this month and found a new class added to their schedules: happiness.

It wasn’t a welcome-back joke. In a country where top universities require average test scores above 98 percent and where cheating on final high school exams is organized by a “mafia” that includes teachers and school officials, the Delhi government's new scheme marks a change of emphasis(强调)from student performance to well-being.

“We have given best-of-the-best graduates of ability to industry,” said Manish Sisodia, Delhi’s education minister, “…But have we been able to supplied best-of-the-best human beings to society, to the nation? “

Sisodia’s happiness classes represent a major experiment in a country known for its overstrict, bookish education system, which has helped cement a new middle class over the past thirty years but is also poorly thought of for encouraging rote(死记硬背的) learning and causing high pressure levels. Under the program, 100,000 Delhi students spend the first half-hour of each school day without opening a textbook, learning instead through inspirational stories and activities, as well as such thinking exercises as meditation.

Some teachers, though, remain uncertain. Some of them say, the public schools are too crowded for a course based so heavily on classroom interaction(互动). Others doubt that the happiness classes can change the culturally deep-rooted emphasis on exams and memorization. Geeta Gandhi Kingdon, chair of education, economics and international development at University College London, said that there haven’t been any studies to value their workability. “As far as I know, in some schools they are just another box-ticking exercise,” she said.

1.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the first paragraph?

A.To tell a welcome-back joke. B.To introduce a new program.

C.To argue against the testing system D.To emphasize studies mixed with happiness

2.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “cement “ in paragraph 4?

A.preview B.attend C.destroy D.increase

3.How is the fourth paragraph mainly developed?

A.By giving examples. B.By making comparisons.

C.By following time order. D.By listing data

4.What's Geeta Gandhi Kingdon’s attitude towards the possibility of happiness classes?

A.confident B.hopeless C.doubtful D.indifferent

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Delhi’s children return to school

B.Delhi offers “ happiness “ classes

C.Happiness classes become Welcome in Delhi

D.Happy classes prove another box-ticking exercise

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Finished school for the summer? It’s great to kick back and relax after the school year-and you deserve it! －but it might also be the time to start building that resume(履历) to help you impress the college of your choice. Having a great resume doesn’t just mean getting a summer job; lots of activities can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summer months.

1.What is the main benefit of summer activities according to the text?

A. To enjoy yourself to the full.

B. To enrich your resume.

C. To develop certain skills.

D. To improve your academic performance.

2.What is the most practical activity to do during summer vacation?

A. Getting a job. 　　　　 B. Traveling overseas.

C. Doing volunteer work. D. Attending classes.

3.According to the text, “soup kitchens and animal shelters” 　　　　　 .

A. are places that you can travel to

B. might be included in summer courses

C. are recommended（推荐）as part-time jobs for the summer

D. can be good volunteer jobs

4..Why is “taking classes” recommended in the article?

A. It only takes a few hours a week.

B. It can enrich your career experience.

C. It can prepare you for further study.

D. It can raise your cultural awareness.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Finished school for the summer? It’s great to kick back and relax after the school year-and you deserve it! －but it might also be the time to start building that resume(履历)　 to help you impress the college of your choice．Having a great resume doesn’t just mean getting a summer job; lots of activities can help you stay active and gain valuable experience over the summer months.

1. What is the main benefit of summer activities according to the text?

A．To enjoy yourself to the full．

B．To enrich your resume.

C．To develop certain skills．

D．To improve your academic performance.

2. What is the most practical activity to do during summer vacation?

A．Getting a job．

B．Traveling overseas.

C．Doing volunteer work．

D．Attending classes.

3. According to the text, “soup kitchens and animal shelters” 　　　　　 .

A．are places that you can travel to

B．might be included in summer courses

C．are recommended（推荐）as part-time jobs for the summer

D．can be good volunteer jobs

4.Why is “taking classes” recommended in the article?

A．It only takes a few hours a week．

B．It can enrich your career experience.

C．It can prepare you for further study．

D．It can raise your cultural awareness.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Boomerang children who return to live with their parents after university can be good for families, leading to closer, more supportive relationships and increased contact between the generations, a study has found.

The findings disagree with the research published earlier this year showing that returning adult children trigger a significant worsening in their parents’ quality of life and wellbeing.

The young adults taking part in the study were “more positive than might have been expected” about moving back home – the shame is reduced as so many of their friends are in the same position, and they acknowledged the benefits of their parents’ financial and emotional support. Daughters were happier than sons, often getting back easily to teenage patterns of behavior, the study found.

Parents on the whole were more uncertain, expressing concern about how they can arrange and manage it if their children continue to live with them. But they acknowledged that things were different for graduates today, who leave university with huge debts and fewer job opportunities.

The families participated in the study were middle-class and were more likely to view the achievement of adult independence for their children as a “family project”. Parents accepted that their children needed support as university students and then as graduates returning home, as they tried to find jobs paying enough to enable them to move out or even afford their own house.

“However,” the study says, “many parents and a little over half the graduates report day-to-day tensions (矛盾) about the prospects of achieving adult independence, which in a few extreme situations came close to conflict”.

Areas of disagreement included housework, money and social life. While parents were willing to help, they also wanted different relationships from those they had with their own parents, and continuing to support their adult children allowed them to remain close.

1.What is the finding of the earlier research?

A. Boomerang children made their parents happier.

B. The parents were looking forward to their children’s return.

C. The parents’ quality of life was not as good as before.

D. Boomerang children never did any housework.

2.The underlined word “trigger” in Paragraph 2 may be best replaced by ___________.

A. cause B. gain

C. arise D. allow

3.What is the attitude of the college graduates towards returning home?

A. They are ashamed of turning to their parents for help.

B. They are glad that they could come back.

C. They are doubtful about whether they should return.

D. They are proud to be independent from the family.

4.What can be inferred as the reason for the “boomerang children” phenomenon (现象)?

A. The children want to keep in closer touch with their parents.

B. The parents are willing to provide support to their children.

C. It is harder for the children to land a satisfying job.

D. There is more housework needed to be done by the children.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

After their business trip，John and Mary returned，eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their hometown feeling glad to be back，they noticed ______，and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a ______ in flames. Mary said，“Oh，well，it isn’t our fire，let’s go home.”

But John ______ closer and screamed，“That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be ______ works yet，maybe there is something we could do.” “It has nothing to do with us，”Mary ______.

But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror－stricken to see the whole house in ______.A woman on the lawn was screaming，“The children！Get the children！”John ______ her by the shoulder saying，“Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are！”“In the ______，”cried the woman，“down the hall and to the left.”

In spite of Mary’s disagreement，John ______ for the basement which was full of smoke and ______ hot. He found the door and two children._____ he left ，he could hear some more sobbing .He _____ the two badly frightened children into ______ arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him ______ more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed，“John！Don’t go back！It’s ______！That house will fall down any second.”

______ he ran into the smoke－filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the _____ stairs，the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely _____ about the little bodies next to him，and at last when they came out into the _____ and fresh air，he found that he had just _______ his own children.

The baby－sister had left them at this home while she did some shopping.

1.A. direction　　 B. mistake　　 C. danger　　 D. smoke

2.A. home　　 B. plant　　 C. store　　 D. kitchen

3.A. ran　　 B. walked　　 C. drove　　 D. rode

4.A. at　　 B. off　　 C. to　　 D. on

5.A. whispered　　 B. nodded　　 C. disagreed　　 D. required

6.A. ruins　　 B. pieces　　 C. flames　　 D. silence

7.A. pushed　　 B. seized　　 C. greeted　　 D. stopped

8.A. basement　　 B. department　　 C. house　　 D. hall

9.A. went　　 B. reached　　 C. asked　　 D. rushed

10.A. heavily　　 B. slightly　　 C. partly　　 D. terribly

11.A. If　　 B. As　　 C. Since　　 D. Unless

12.A. comforted　　 B. delivered　　 C. recognized　　 D. protected

13.A. cheering　　 B. freezing　　 C. waiting　　 D. suffering

14.A. many　　 B. several　　 C. three　　 D. two

15.A. dangerous　　 B. foolish　　 C. practical　　 D. painful

16.A. Therefore　　 B. So　　 C. Instead　　 D. But

17.A. wide　　 B. endless　　 C. final　　 D. dirty

18.A. particular　　 B. interesting　　 C. familiar　　 D. fortunate

19.A. car　　 B. sunlight　　 C. crowd　　 D. moonlight

20.A. rescued　　 B. found　　 C. lost　　 D. missed

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

--- When will your school _______ for the summer holiday?

--- At the end of this month.

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Don’t be so upset. It won’t be ______ your children can return to school again.

A. long before      B. long ago       C. before long         D. long

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Don’t be so upset. It won’t be ___________ your children can return to school again.

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

While most teachers enjoy the summer break from work, other teachers try to find part-time work during that time. If you’re one of those teachers who are finding part-time work during the summer, writing for children might be the right job you’re looking for.

During the school year, you’re very familiar with children in your classroom. That means you know what children think about, how they talk and how they act. If you read stories and books for children with your students during the school year, you also know the kinds of story that children are fond of.

As a teacher, you can go to the school library and find out what kinds of books students are most interested in. Also, what kinds of books seem to be in short supply? Use this information to create stories and novels.

If you continue writing for children during the school year, you won’t have enough time to write as much while you’re teaching, but you can probably manage to work on at least one short story for children each month. Even if you don’t finish these pieces during the school year, when school ends for the summer you will have lots of writing projects to finish and hand in to editors (编辑).

Recently, many teachers have turned to writing for children as a part-time job. If you enjoy writing as much as you enjoy teaching, then writing for children might be the second job for you, too.

1.Who is the passage probably written for?

A. Students. B. Teachers.

C. Workers. D. Schools.

2.According to the passage, the school library can help teachers　 ______.

A. write more stories

B. borrow more books

C. learn about students’ interests

D. improve their teaching skills

3.We can learn from the passage that story-writing teachers　 ______.

A. should read their stories to the students

B. should borrow books from the school library

C. think writing stories is a difficult part-time job

D. think teaching can provide them with ideas for stories

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. A way of finding a part-time job.

B. An interesting story of a writer.

C. Writing methods for teachers.

D. The reasons for becoming story-writing teachers.

5.Which kind of teachers can be story-writing teachers?

A. Teachers who prefer writing to teaching.

B. Teachers who like either writing or teaching.

C. Teachers who often have talks with students.

D. Teachers who love both teaching and writing.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

A man who failed to return more than 700 children’s books to five different libraries in the county was put into prison. Yesterday he was set free after a book publisher agreed to post his bond (担保金) of $1,000. The publisher said, “There’s a story here. This is a man who loves books. He just can’t let go of them. He hasn’t stolen a single book. So what’s the crime? We think that Mr. Brush has a story to tell. We plan to publish his story.”

When asked why he didn’t return the books, Mr. Brush said, “Well, how could I? They became family to me. I was afraid to return them, because I knew that kids or dogs would get hold of these books and chew them up, throw them around, rip the pages, spill soda on them, get jam and jelly on them, and drown them in the toilet.”

He continued, “Books are people, too! They talk to you, they take care of you, and they enrich you with wisdom and humor and love. A book is my guest in my home. How could I kick it out? I repaired torn pages. I dusted them with a soft clean cloth. I turned their pages so they could breathe and get some fresh air.

“Every week I reorganized them on their shelves so they could meet new friends. My books were HAPPY books. You could tell just by looking at them. Now they’re all back in the library, on the lower shelves, on the floors, at the mercy of all those runny-nosed kids. I can hear them calling me! I need to rescue them. Excuse me. I have to go now.”

1.Why was the man put into prison?

A. Because the book publisher persuaded the police to do so.

B. Because he stole 700 children's books from the five different libraries.

C. Because he refused to return the books that he had borrowed.

D. Because he wanted to publish his story.

2.How did the man treat books?

A. He treated them as real people.

B. He treated them as his own children.

C. He treated them as his furniture.

D. He treated them as his job.

3.From the passage we can learn that the man is _____.

A. a thief　　　　　 B. crazy about books　　　　　　 C. a writer　　　　　　 D. unfortunate

4.What might happen after the man was set free?

A. He might stop borrowing books.

B. He might start a library of his own.

C. He might return all his books

D. He might go on borrowing books from libraries.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析