Ask any new college graduate about his immedi...

Ask any new college graduate about his immediate goals, and it is likely that he will tell you he wants a job. But it turns out that today’s students are not going to be satisfied with any job. According to the latest survey, making a difference through their work is essential (必要的) to young people’s happiness.

The survey found that 72 percent of graduating college seniors believe being able to have a positive social influence through their work is essential to their happiness. Making a difference is so important to them that 45 percent say they would take a 15-percent pay cut to work at an organization that has a social or environmental influence, and 58 percent say they would take a pay cut to work for an organization whose values are the same as their own.

Besides this, the survey found that female students are far more likely to put social influence in first place than their male classmates, echoing the results of a former study showing that female maths and science majors are more likely to say they go into those fields to make a difference.

One reason for the emphasis (强调) on improving the world probably has to do with the culture of colleges, which encourages students to connect their studies back to real-world problems. Students are used to discussing important social issues (问题) with their friends and professors, and doing something about them in class or through volunteer activities. Once students develop those habits, they don’t shut them off when graduation rolls around.

1.What does the underlined word “echoing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Learning . B.Repeating.

C.Believing. D.Creating.

2.What is one of the reasons for the emphasis on students wanting to improve the world?

A.The habits students develop in society.

B.The appearance of important social issues.

C.The encouragement of the culture of colleges.

D.The effect parents’ education has on their children.

3.What can you learn from the passage?

A.Young people will surely gain happiness if they can make a difference in their work.

B.Less than half of the college seniors will take a pay cut to work with the same values.

C.Most college graduates believe it important to have a positive social influence in work.

D.Female graduates are all putting more social influence in first place than male graduates.

4.Which could be the best title for the passage?

A.Female Students Are Concerned about Society

B.Young People’s Happiness Doesn’t Depend on Money

C.Graduates Become More Interested in Challenging Jobs

D.Many Graduates Would Take a Pay Cut to Make a Difference

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Ask any student to say one thing they know about Charles Dickens, and it is very likely they will say Oliver Twist. His classic tale of a poor orphan boy strikes at the heart of all those who have ever wanted "more", as Oliver did.

And now, Dickens' classic scenes of the lives of the Victorian British poor will appear in a big screen movie, "Oliver Twist," an adaptation of his classic tale directed by Roman Polanski.

The new film is not meant for younger viewers, and is meant for children over 13. For those old enough to enjoy it, however, the film shows just how long people have been enjoying Dickens' remarkable literature. His short stories and essays began appearing in magazines in 1833. "Oliver Twist" was published in 1837 - more than 165 years ago.

"Oliver Twist" tells the story of an orphan forced to live in a workhouse headed by the awful Mr Bumble, who cheats the boys who work there out of their already low pay. Oliver decides to escape to the streets of London, where he meets a thief called Fagin, played by Sir Ben Kingsley, who leads him into a world of crime. Several of Dickens' books have been made into films and television series, including 2002's "Nicholas Nickleby" and 2000's "David Copperfield." And several versions of "A Christmas Carol" have entertained audiences for years.

In his novels, Dickens wrote about several important issues. He talked about the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1824 in "Oliver Twist"; the French Revolution in "A Tale of Two Cities"; and helping the poor in "Hard Times.” One of Dickens' best-known books is the first Christmas book he wrote - "A Christmas Carol" (1843), about a mean man.

We thought this would be a good time to take a look at the man behind the words and see what kind of experiences helped shape and affect one of the best — known writers of all time.

1.The “workhouse” in paragraph 4 should be ___

A. a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed

B. a place where dancing is taught or trained for international performance

C. a building where very poor people were sent to live and given work to do

D. a place where films are made or music is recorded

2.How many works are mentioned in the passage?

A.　 3　　 B. 4　　 C　 5　　 D.　 6

3.The passage show many things about Oliver except that____

A. he is forced to live in a workhouse by Roman Polanski

B. he meets a thief, Fagin, in the streets of London

C. he lives a hard life in his childhood

D. Fagin trains and forces Oliver to do some crimes

4.The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ___

A. Dickens’s birth and schooling

B. Dickens’s work experience

C. Dickens’s works and themes

D. Dickens’s influence and contribution

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Jack went to college last year, _________ to return home until he achieves his goal.

A. determining not            B. not determined              C. not determining             D. determined not

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

By the time Jack returned home from England, his son_____ from college.

高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

By the time Mike retires from the army, his son ________ from college.

A.graduates B.has graduated C.had graduated D.will have graduated

高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

More women are graduating from colleges than men.The situation is causing some people to worry about the future.The trend could cause social problems，according to a report on July 8 by the Washington Post.

Women received about 57 percent of the bachelor’s degrees awarded this year from colleges and universities in the United States.The figure of 57 percent has been the highest since World War Ⅱ ended in 1945.During the war，many men were in the military.

The gap between men and women is greater among African Americans and Hispanics.Two African­American women receive a degree for every African­American man.Only 40 percent of Hispanics who get a degree are males.

The USA Department of Education estimates 698,000 females received bachelor’s degree this year.The number of male graduates was 529,000.The trend toward more female graduates began in the mid­1980s.Nobody seems to know why.However，many theories exist.

Researchers say the trend could lead to social problems.They also say this may indicate two things.It may reflect the increasing success of women.But it also may show the educational problems affecting men.

High school graduation rates are slightly lower for men than for women.Males also make up the vast majority of students in special education classes.

The Business Roundtable is studying the trend.The group is an organization of chief executives of some of the nation’s largest corporations.Susan Traiman is the director of the group’s education policy.Traiman said the nation couldn’t afford to let half its population fail to develop skills needed for the future.

1.Some people worry about the future because ________.

A．there are many social problems in America

B．more and more men don’t like the life in college

C．more African­American women receive a degree

D．fewer and fewer men receive a degree than women in America

2.Which one of the following statements is right according to this passage?

A．There must be something wrong with the education system.

B．40% of the Hispanics get a degree in America.

C．Nobody knows the reason why more women get a degree than men.

D．More than half of the men received bachelor’s degrees this year.

3.The underlined word “estimates” in the fourth paragraph means ________.

A．guesses 　　 B．explains　　 C．introduces　 　 D．discovers

4.What Susan Traiman said means that ________.

A．the nation should prevent the women from receiving further education

B．the nation would be too poor to develop its education

C．the nation didn’t have enough money for women’s further education

D．the nation should encourage men to develop skills for the future

5.What is the main subject discussed in the text?

A．Women are more successful in America than men.

B．More women than men are graduating from college.

C．Men are more successful in America than women.

D．There are two kinds of social problems in America.

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Lilian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age — 73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.

When Lilian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lilian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.

Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again. She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is the sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as flexible（易适应的） as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff（僵硬）. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood and gave her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were.

1.The difference between Lilian and her classmates is that         .

A. she works harder at her lessons

B. she is eager to graduate from college

C. she is much older

D. she is a country girl

2.Lilian wasn’t able to go to college after graduation from high school because ________.

A. she wanted to teach herself       B. she got married

C. she had to look after her children  D. she hadn’t enough money

3.The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that ________.

A. a friend in need is a friend indeed

B. one is never too old to learn

C. knowledge is power

D. education is of great importance

4.Lilian could get a higher education when she was old because ________.

A. she borrowed money from the bank

B. her husband and children helped her

C. her classmates encouraged her to get it

D. the reason isn’t mentioned in the passage

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

1. According to the information, if you are interested in a cartoon film, you will see the film    released on ________.

A. December 21st, 2007            B. December 21st, 2007

C. November 2nd, 2007            D. January 4th, 2008

2. If a person is fond of watching a film with an exciting plot, involving crime, he will probably like__________.

A. Bee Movie& P. S. I Love You

B. Bee Movie & National Treasure: Book of Secrets.

C. P. S. I Love You & One Missed Call.

D. National Treasure: Book of Secrets & One Missed Call.

3.In the film One Missed Call, Beth Raymond is greatly disturbed because ________.

A. she received chilling cell phone messages

B. she witnessed the deaths of two friends in the hospital

C. she foretold the horrifying last moments of her friends

D. two of her friends died in the way foretold by the cell phone massages that had been received days before

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The young man is determined to _____a small business of his own after he graduates from college.

A. set up　　　　 B. make up　　　　 C. bring up　　　　 D. turn up

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

By the time Jack returned home from England, his son __________from college.

A.  graduated    B. has graduated    C. had been graduating D. had graduated

高一英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析