Buck's first day in the frozen Northland was ...

Buck's first day in the frozen Northland was like a bad dream. Every hour was filled with shock and surprise. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moment's safety—only continual noise and movement. At evey moment life itself was in danger, because these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They knew only the law of club and tooth.

He had never seen dogs fight as these wolfish creatures fought, and his first experience taught him an unforgettable lesson. Curly was the victim(牺牲者). She tried to make friends with a Husky, a dog only half as large as she was. There was no warning. The dog jumped on Curly, his teeth closed together, then he jumped away, and Curly's face was torn open from eye to mouth.

Wolves fight like this, biting and jumping away, but the fight did not finish then. Thirty or forty more dogs ran up and made a circle around the fight, watching silently. Curly tried to attack the dog who had bitten her; he bit her a second time, and jumped away. When she attacked him again, he knocked her backwards, and she fell on the ground. She never stood up again, because this was what the other dogs were waiting for. They moved in, and in a moment she was under a crowd of dogs.

So sudden was it, and so unexpected, that Buck was taken aback. He saw Spitz run out his tongue in a way he had of laughing; and he saw Francois, swinging an axe, spring into the mess of dogs. Three men with clubs were helping him to scatter them. It did not take long. Two minutes later the last of the dogs was chased away. But Curly lay dead in the snow, her body torn almost to pieces. Curly's death often came back to Buck in his dreams. He understood that once a dog was down on the ground, he was dead. He also remembered Spitz laughing,and from that moment he hated him.

Before he had recovered from the shock caused by the death of Curly, he received another surprise. Francois put a harness on him. Buck had seen harnesses on horses, and now he was made to work like a horse, pulling Francois on a sledge into the forest and returning with wood for the fire. Though his dignity was deeply hurt by becoming a work animal, he was too wise to rebel(反抗). It was all new and strange, but Buck did his best. Buck learned easily and under the combined teaching of Francois and his two mates, Dave and Spitz, two experienced sled dogs, he made remarkable progress. Before they returned to camp he knew enough to stop at "ho," to go ahead at "mush," to swing wide on the bends, and to stay clear when the heavy came shot downhill.

"Those three are very good dogs," Francois told Perrault. "That Buck pulls very well, and he's learning quickly."

Perrault had important letters and official papers to take to Dawson City, so that afternoon he bought two more dogs, two brothers called Billee and Joe. Billee was very friendly, but Joe was the opposite. In the evening Perrault bought one more dog, an old dog with one eye. His name was Solleks, which means The Angry One. Like Dave, he made no friends; all he wanted was to be alone.

That night Buck discovered another problem. Where was he going to sleep? Francois and Perrault were in their tent, but when he went in, they shouted angrily and threw things at him. Outside it was very cold and windy. He lay down in the snow, but he was too cold to sleep.

He walked around the tents trying to find the other dogs. But, to his surprise, they had disappeared.

He walked around Perrault's tent, very, very cold, wondering what to do. Suddenly, the snow under his feet fell in, and he felt something move. He jumped back, waiting for the attack, but heard only a friendly bark. There, in a warm hole under the snow, was Billee.

So that was what you had to do. Buck chose a place, dug himself a hole and in a minute he was warm and asleep. He slept well, although his dreams were bad.

1.The passage above is extracted from _______, written by an _________ writer, ___________.

A. The Call of the Wild;Australian;Jack London　　 B. The Iron Heel;American;Jack London

C. The Call of the Wild;American;Jack London　　 D. Oliver Twist;English;Charles Dickens

2.Curly lost her life because ________.

A. she didn't want to fight with a husky

B. she was not so large as a husky

C. she was warned not to attack a husky

D. she didn't know that life itself was in danger at any time

3.What does the underlined words stay clear in paragraph 4 refer to?

A. to stay out of the way　　 B. to understand clearly

C. to keep the trail clean　　 D. to remain in the same place

4.In the Northland dogs slept ________ in winter.

A. in the camp　　 B. near the fire　　 C. in the tent　　 D. under the snow

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The dogs and men were the same as those in Buck's previous town.

B. Francois was satisfied with Buck because he was learning quickly and made great progress

C. Solleks, an old dog with one eye, likes Dove very much.

D. Buck's dignity was deeply hurt by becoming a work animal, so he was unwilling to rebel.

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The year 2013 was very bad for my life. Due to illness I had to be in hospital for the first time in my life. Everything went wrong in the work. On personal front, my marriage date was fixed but that guy left me just a week before our engagement. I was almost in depression because of whatever all happened to me. I was struggling to come out of this situation as it was a very bad period of my life.

In those days, I met a guy in the office. This guy was much younger to me but still very soon, we became good friends. We had so much in common that we spent a lot of time talking with each other. On my birthday, he offered to share my birthday evening. It was a lovely evening and I felt so nice. He made my birthday so special that I couldn’t help crying. Very soon, our friendship became stronger and finally we fell in love in just a few days. These days it’s very rare that people get love in return. So I found myself so lucky that I experienced equal love in return. It’s always the inner beauty that makes a person beautiful and he made me realize how beautiful I was and brought my confidence back. He not only loved me so much but also helped me in many ways to solve my other problems. I became more and more confident and made great progress in my work.

This man came into my life like an angel when I needed him most. I got thousands of reasons to hate 2013 but just one reason which made 2013 very special was enough to forget all bad memories. I owe so much to him and don’t know if I would ever be able to repay for what he has done for me. I would like to take this opportunity to tell him “THANK YOU SO MUCH, my dear”.

Also, I want to convey one message to everyone. In life we always pass through lots of ups and downs. Sometimes our circumstance becomes even worse, which affects us badly but we should never lose hope. We will always see the sunshine even after the darkest night.

1.How did the author feel about the year 2013 at first?

A. It was lively.　　 B. It was wonderful.

C. It was important.　　 D. It was unpleasant.

2.The second paragraph is developed mainly 　　.

A. by giving examples　　 B. by showing the reason

C. by making contrasts　　 D. by the order of time

3.What does the author want to tell the readers through the last paragraph?

A. No sweat, no sweet.　　 B. Grasp all, lose all.

C. Never lose hope in difficulties.　　 D. Love me, love my dog.

4.What’s the purpose of the author in writing the passage?

A. To tell us about her experiences in 2013.

B. To show us how to stick to our aims.

C. To share her ways of keeping healthy with us.

D. To show us how to help ourselves in difficulties.

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The first World Friendship Day was proposed for July 30, 1958 by the World Friendship Crusade, an international civil organization to foster a culture of peace through friendship. 1. Just as in the US and several other countries, the festival has been greatly commercialized（商业化）.

Days before the festival, card and gift companies launch a large campaign(活动) to attract people into buying cards and gifts for their friends. Streets and stores are filled with advertising programs aimed at young people. 2. This marketing strategy(策略) has been severely criticized(批判) by many people. Many feel that such crazy commercialization has damaged the meaning of Friendship Day.

3. especially the pink and yellow ones. The day is observed with great pleasure and merry. A highly popular thing connected with the day is the well-known friendship band—the modern day symbol of friendship that friends give to one another to form an everlasting bond. Friendship bands are the favorite items for youngsters and available in stores all over the country. Friendship poems and Friendship Day gifts are exchanged between best friends to renew the bond of friendship and express gratitude and love for each other. 4.

Since its beginning in 1935, Friendship Day celebrations have come a long way. 5. Friendship Day remains the time when you acknowledge your friends’ contribution in your life, express love for them, cherish their presence in your life and pay them a salute. Today, Friendship Day is being celebrated around the globe, across diverse cultures and social periods.

A. The popular customs of Friendship Day include handing over roses,

B. The idea of honoring friendship was adopted by a few countries in Asia.

C. Restaurants offer special discounts to make the most of the time as well.

D. These days, however, it is celebrated with a lot of showing off and expenses.

E. These are new ways of celebration of this day that have grown in popularity.

F. The original idea for a day of friendship came from Hallmark cards in the 1930s.

G. But however much the ways of celebration have changed, the basic idea behind the occasion remains the same.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was both excited and a little scared in my first day of kindergarten. The large classroom was full of books and 　　 　　 　, two kinds of things that I loved. But it was also full of kids all　　 than me. Because my　 　　　 was in late September, I was 　　 in at only 4 years old, and this meant I was destined(注定的) to be smallest kid in my 　　 until the 7th grade.

I think my mom sensed I was a little 　　　 . That was why she was always there to pick me up right after school when I could have　　　 ridden the bus. I would sit in the front seat　　　 her and tell her all about my　　　 . Sometimes we would even read a book and　　 　 　 until all the cars and the buses had left before we 　　 home. I felt so safe and peaceful when we sat in the car together. I 　　 those special times when I had my mom all to myself. Beginning the new challenge of school didn’t seem so 　　 when I knew I could talk about it with her. Being a tiny, little kid in a big scary 　　 wasn’t so bad either. I knew my mom loved me and that was all I　　　　 to be loving, joyful, and strong.

　　 　　 I look back on those happy times, I can see now that they also 　　 me for what I would find later in life. Even after she 　　 too soon, I could still feel her love flowing down from Heaven.

The next time this world seems too scary or hard, then don’t 　　 　　　 . Instead, invite love to the　　　　 of your soul, close the doors, and spend some time alone together.

1.A. tools　　　　　　　　 B. toys　　　　　　　　　　 C. animals　 D. fruits

2.A. politer　　　　　　　　 B. cleverer　　　　　　　　 C. bigger　　 D. richer

3.A. celebration　　　　　　 B. holiday　　　　　　　　 C. program　　　 D. birthday

4.A. allowed　　　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　 D. guided

5.A. village　　　　　　　　 B. class　　　　　　　　　　 C. home　　 D. Neighborhood

6.A. afraid　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　　　 C. hungry　 D. excited

7.A. faithfully　　　　　　　 B. easily　　　　　　　　　 C. luckily　 D. happily

8.A. under　　　　　　　　　 B. behind　　　　　　　　 C. next to　 D. in front of

9.A. trip　　　　　　　　　　 B. day　　　　　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　　 D. experiment

10.A. perform　　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. argue　　　　　　 D. wait

11.A.drove　　　　　　　　　 B. moved　　　　　　　 C. rushed　　　　　 D. stepped

12.A. imagined　　　　　　 B. ignored　　　　　　 C. valued　　　　　 D. forgot

13.A. clear　　　　　　　　　 B. dangerous　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　 D. strange

14.A. community　　　　　　 B. factory　　　　　　　 C. city　　　　　　 D. world

15.A. afforded　　　　　　　　 B. offered　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　 D. needed

16.A. As　　　　　　　　　　 B. Until　　　　　　　　 C. Although　　　　 D. Since

17.A. forgave　　　　　　　　 B. prepared　　　　　　 C. praised　　　　　 D. rewarded

18.A. built up　　　　　　　 B. came back　　　　　　 C. set off　　　　　　 D. passed away

19.A. turn up　　　　　　　　 B. look around　　　　　 C. run away　　　　 D. break in

20.A. car　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　　 C. side　　　　　　　 D. part

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last year, on the night before the first day of the Spring Festival, Hugo Pang was sitting in his huge flat on Hong Kong Island. It was late in the evening, and Hugo was sipping a glass of his favorite French brandy, and listening to music on his huge, expensive music center. Pang lived alone, apart from the six maid who cooked and cleaned for him, and the chauffeur（私家司机） who drove his Rolls-Royce。

Suddenly, the room seemed to begin spinning around him. Then there was a flash of light and a puff of smoke, and before him Pang saw an old man dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. Pang looked at his brandy glass, and looked again at the old man. He was so frightened he couldn’t speak.

“Come with me,” said the old man, “I’m going to show you something.” He took Pang’s hand, and immediately the room disappeared, and Pang was standing in a field outside a village in Guangdong Province. The houses were small and the village was poor, but in front of him Pang saw a little crowd of children were playing. It was Spring Festival, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from inside the village, while smoke rose over the roofs of the houses. Then, among the children playing, Pang recognized himself. “We were poor then,” he said, “but we were happier. We had to work hard to get everything we had.”

1.The first paragraph tells us that Hugo Pang was________

2.When the old man first appeared, Pang looked at his brandy glass because__________

3.The village in the last paragraph was___________

4.The old wanted to show Pang that________

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The first time I went for a walk around my father-in-law’s neighbourhood in America was Garbage Day,and I was shocked to see what people were throwing out.

It was back in 1981,and I saw many people gather in someone’s front yard.As I went nearer to see what was happening,I got my first introduction to yard sales.For the few dollars I had in my wallet,I was able to buy a seven-inch black-and-white portable TV.I also bought a flashlight.

The following weekend,at another yard sale,I saw a 14-inch colour TV being sold for almost nothing.I felt I could not miss the offer and bought it.Now I had two sets and couldn’t wait to see what else I could afford the next weekend.

Spring ended,and by then I had accumulated almost every type of electronic equipment I had always wished to have back home.

Then this new idea came to mind.I had heard about a man who travelled back home every few months.He drove a truck filled with boxes of new and used stuff that people were sending to relatives.So I told my father that I would send as many types of items as I could so that he could start his resale business.

Every few months I would gather several boxes of American “junk” televisions,toasters,fans,hair dryers,etc.and sent them home.As word got out about my father’s “trash” market,people all came to buy these things.

Three years later,when I visited my family for the first time since leaving home,I learned that many of the families in our neighborhood had a piece of “trash”.It proved that I had the responsibility to keep people back home in Guatemala up to date with the latest technology you no longer need.

1.According to the text,a yard sale is a place where people 　　.

A. sell their front yards at a low price

B. sell unwanted things in their own yards

C. gather in someone’s yard to enjoy things

D. throw away their trash in someone’s yard

2.The author felt he could not miss the offer because 　　.

A. the second TV set was bigger

B. the second TV set was a colour TV

C. the second TV set was very cheap

D. he wanted two TV sets very much

3.What did the author think of the “junk” he bought?

A. He thought they were valuable.

B. He thought they were not worth buying.

C. He was not surprised to see them thrown away.

D. He thought he could sell them for a good price.

4.From the passage we can infer that 　　.

A. the author comes from a poor place

B. the author often goes home to sell the “junk”

C. the author buys the “junk” only to make profits

D. the “junk” is not welcomed in the author’s hometown

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Although Mother was ill that day, she was the first in our family to get up 　　　　　　　　　　 ________.

A. at times　　 B. as usual

C. on time　　 D. no longer

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It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see 　 1.　 much of the city as possible in the two days　 2. I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and　 3. 　　 　 to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist　　 4. 　 (attract) and started to read. At that moment　 an　 attractive　 young lady　 5.　 noticed my book came up to　 me and introduced 6. . She said her name was Miss Bai She and kindly offered to show me 7. 　 the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first 　 8.　 　 (go)　 to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. 9. 　 it was broken, did she expect me to jump across?　　 And I couldn't swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, 　 10.　 (close) my book and walked away.

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On her first day back at school in August, Stephanie Hughes, a teenage student, was sent to the principal’s office at Woodford County High School in Kentucky, US and her mom was called to school.

She had made a “huge” mistake－at least in the eyes of the school－by wearing a top that showed her collarbone . It was against the school’s dress code.

“This is ridiculous!” Stacie Dunn, Hughes’s mom, wrote on the social media site Facebook. “Something needs to change!”

The incident has become an Internet sensation. Across the US, schools like Woodford are being criticized for their dress codes. Some say the rules are especially unfair to young women.

Over half of US public schools have a dress code, and they are often different for girls and boys, according to the National Center for Education Statistics in the US. Some dress codes, for example, ban skirts and ask for pants to be at least knee-length.

Some have pointed out that these rules are mostly for female students. Women’s clothes are usually cut to be more fitted and shorter, while men’s clothes are longer and looser. In practice, more women will be caught breaking dress codes. The New York Post reported that last year, one school in Staten Island, New York gave 200 dress code detentions in two weeks－90 percent of which went to female students.

Some school administrators say they simply want students to dress professionally to prepare students for their future careers. But others have told female students that their clothes present a “distraction” to male students. That idea is being criticized.

The “distraction” argument is unfair to women, critics say. It suggests that exposed skin means that you want criticism or sexual advances.

“These dress codes mean that girls are getting very clear messages that men have a right to your body in public spaces and it’s socially acceptable, but you will be punished,” Laura Bates, a co-founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a project that aims to promote equality between men and women, told The Atlantic.

Some students have taken action to change the situation. They have started online campaigns and made short films to build public support.

Certain schools have now chosen to think again about their dress codes with parents and students. Even Woodford County High School－home of the “collarbone” ban－is thinking again about its policies. But, at least for now, the dress code debate is far from over.

1.The underlined phrase “dress code” in Paragraph 2 means 　　　　　 in the article.

A. rules for dressing

B. bans on wearing certain clothes

C. policies for dressing professionally

D. policies on what to wear for special occasions

2.What does Stacie Dunn think is “ridiculous”?

A. Her daughter making big mistakes in class.

B. Showing collarbones being considered a huge mistake.

C. Sharing the incident on Facebook.

D. Being called in to school.

3.The dress codes are mainly a problem for female students because 　　　　　 .

A. women’s clothes are loose and long

B. they are often caught breaking them

C. they often dress in a way that draws attention

D. women’s clothes are often short and fitted

4.The dress code debate has led to 　　　　　 , according to the article.

A. many students ignoring their school dress codes

B. students starting online debates and campaigns about the incident

C. some schools reconsidering their policies with parents and students

D. public support of more discussions about equality between men and women

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didn't have much time to spare. I wanted to see　　 1. much of the city as possible in the two days　 2.　 I was to return to Guangzhou.　　 My first task was to decide where to go and 3.　 to get there.　　 I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the city's well-known tourist 　　 4.　 (attract) and started to read. At that moment　 an　 attractive　 young lady　　 5.　 noticed my　 book　 came up　 to　 me　 and　 introduced 6. . She said her name was Miss Bai and she kindly offered to show me 7.　 the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first　 8.　 (go)　 to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge.　 I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasn't so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge.　 9.　 it was broken, did she expect me to jump across?　　 And I couldn't swim,　　 so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation,　 10.　 (close) my book and walked away.

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