B
On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
"Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?" the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. "I’m from Mississippi too."
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
"They began telling me all the news of Mississippi," Welty said. "I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking."
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi.
"My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’" Welty added. "And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’"
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
"I don’t make them up," she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. "I don’t have to."
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her.
B. Her childhood friends came in.
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.
D. Some people held a party there.
2. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s.
A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories
3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A. They live in big cities.
B. They are mostly women.
C. They come from real life.
D. They are pleasure seekers.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
B
On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
"Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?" the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. "I’m from Mississippi too."
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
"They began telling me all the news of Mississippi," Welty said. "I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking."
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi.
"My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’" Welty added. "And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’"
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
"I don’t make them up," she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. "I don’t have to."
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her.
B. Her childhood friends came in.
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.
D. Some people held a party there.
2. The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s.
A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories
3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A. They live in big cities.
B. They are mostly women.
C. They come from real life.
D. They are pleasure seekers.
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Miss Gorgers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good.” Miss Gorgers answered, but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gorgers said, “Yes? Kate.”
“I disagree. Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here and it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.” Kate said.
1.
Miss Gorgers was teaching her class ________.
A. how to telephone B. about electricity C. about time zone D. about sound
2.
Miss Gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether ________.
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had understood her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3.
Kate thought Tom was wrong because ________.
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
4.
Whose answer do you think is correct according to the laws of physics?
A. Tom’s. B. Kate’s. C. Both A and B. D. Neither A nor B.
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Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”
1.Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.
A.how to telephone B.about electricity
C.about time zone(时区) D.about sound
2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C.her students had grasped(理解)her lesson. D.sound waves were slower than electricity
3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A.slower than sound waves B.faster than sound waves
C.not so fast as sound waves D.as fast as sound waves
4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B.electricity was slower than sound waves
C.Tom was not good at physics at all
D.Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A.Tom's B.Kate's C.Bath A and B D.Neither A nor B
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”
1. Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.
A. how to telephone B. about electricity
C. about time zone(时区) D. about sound
2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had grasped(理解)her lesson .D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A. slower than sound waves B. faster than sound waves
C. not so fast as sound waves D. as fast as sound waves
4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A. Tom's B. Kate's C. Bath A and B D. Neither A nor B
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”
1.Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.
A. how to telephone
B. about electricity
C. about time zone(时区)
D. about sound
2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C. her students had grasped her lesson
D. sound waves were slower than electricity
3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A. slower than sound waves
B. faster than sound waves
C. not so fast as sound waves
D. as fast as sound waves
4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A. clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B. electricity was slower than sound waves
C. Tom was not good at physics at all
D. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A. Tom's B. Kate's
C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. She said to them,“Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”
Tom at once answered,“Your brother. Because electricity travaels faster than sound waves.”“That’s every good,”Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said.“Yes, Kate.”
“I disagree,”Kate said.“Your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in Los Angeles.”
1.Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.
A.how to telephone B.about electricity C.about time zone D.about sound
2.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.
A.it was easy to phone to Los Angeles
B.her student could hear her from 75 feet away
C.her students had a good command of her lesson about sound
D.sound waves were slower than electricity
3.Tom thought that electricity was _________.
A.slower than sound waves B.faster than sound waves
C.not so fast as sound waves D.as fast as sound waves
4.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.
A.clocks in Los Angeles showed a different time from those in New York
B.electricity was slower than sound waves
C.Tom was not good at physics at all
D.Tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves
5.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?
A. Tom’s B. Kate’s C. Bath A and B D. Neither A nor B
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Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .
There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .
Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?
She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .
I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .
Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?
1.Who wrote this story ?
A.A student in New York who is not interested in maths .
B.Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home .
C.An old maths teacher in a middle school .
D.An old person who once lived in New York when he was young .
2.When did the story happen?
A.Over sixty years ago . B. Over fifty years ago .
C.Over seventy years ago . D.Over eighty years ago .
3.In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?
A.表扬 B.批评 C.教育 D.原谅
4.When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she .
A.became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour
B.thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching
C.tried to find out who made the mistakes first
D.wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating
5.Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?
A.Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests .
B.Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well .
C.Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children .
D.Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer .
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When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner______ I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly______.
Not really knowing how______he bus ride should be, ______ when I saw the landmarks ______ on my fiend's hand dawn map. But when I got close enough to the ______. I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was______on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no______when the next bus would come, ______ when a bus did come by, I ______ got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted' o go and he said that I had caught he ______bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he______ to help me out. I grateful showed him my little hand--drawn map but______did not help much.
He finally ______ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was______that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up near me. It was the ______ bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there______. He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party______. I was over an hour late, I am forever thankful for the ______ that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a______ on my heart.
1.A. meal B. party C. meeting D. time
2.A. accepted B. refused C. got D. received
3.A. far B. difficult C. long D. bad
4.A. drove on B. walked away C. hurried by D. got off
5.A. show B. showing C. shown D. to show
6.A. street signs B. tall buildings C. traffic lights D. back yards
7.A. queuing B. siting C. standing D. waiting
8.A. meaning B. idea C. problem D. way
9.A. so B. yet C. but D. still
10.A. suddenly B. luckily C. finally D. quickly
11.A. right B. wrong C. best D. fastest
12.A. supplied B. refused C. offered D. wanted
13.A. it B. he C. she D. they
14.A. kept B. dropped C. drove D. turned
15.A. eager B. worried C. sorry D. disappointed
16.A. same B. next C. kind D. silly
17.A. helpless B. lonely C. unaccompanied D. alone
18.A. after B. although C. until D. when
19.A. respect B. concern C. help D. love
20.A. mark B. sign C. symbol D. line
高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析
Sixteen years ago, I learned an important life lesson in the back of a New York City taxi.
I was on my way to Grand Central Station, and we were driving in the right lane when a black car suddenly sped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My driver fit the brakes hard, skidded, and missed the other car by a few inches. The driver of the other car, the man who had just nearly caused a huge accident, started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at him. He was really friendly!
“Why did you just do that?” I asked him. “This guy almost destroyed your car and could have sent us to the hospital!”
This was when my taxi driver told me what I now call “the Law of Garbage Trucks”.
“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of disappointment,” he said. “As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it, and if you let them do, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, just smile, wave, wish them will, and move on. You’ll be happier because of what you have done.”
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and dump it on other people—at work, at home, or on the street? It was on that day that I said, “I’m not going to dump anymore.”
1.What happened when the writer was taking a taxi?
A. He saw a car accident. B. Someone destroyed the taxi.
C. The taxi driver was injured. D. Another car almost hit the taxi.
2.How did the taxi driver deal with the other driver’s behavior?
A. He shouted back at the driver.
B. He sent the driver to the hospital.
C. He was friendly towards the driver.
D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car.
3.What does the taxi driver mean when he says “Many people are like garbage trucks”?
A. Many people like to drive garbage trucks.
B. Many people dump garbage wherever they like.
C. Many people are warm-hearted and make others happy.
D. Many people need to dump their feelings now and then.
4.According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?
A. Dump your garbage on him or her, too.
B. Be friendly and go on with your own work.
C. Tell them to dump their garbage in the right place.
D. Try your best to encourage them not to do that again.
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A few years ago, I was in New York City to advise two large banks on the secret to success in business. Once I had a with my taxi driver, Tony. Tony was from India. He had studied to be a marine (海洋的) biologist,but couldn't get a job in that field here. "I like driving a taxi now," he said. " I have hoped to do better than just ."Like many people, Tony thought that being self-reliant (自力更生的) meant asking for help. But we need to nurture (养护) relationships in order to our goals.
Tony liked to chat with his but he didn't want to bother (打扰) them. I advised him to give it a . And he did. Not only did his customers take his taxi more often, but they him to their friends. Soon he had a long list of regulars and buy his own car, then a second. He had to a friend to help with the overflow.
Each of us contains of greatness, which can be expressed in ways, from starting a business to the next generation of leaders. Life is all about finding that seed and nurturing it to its growth. I know it's possible, because I am a living .
I'm the son of a steelworker and a cleaning woman. My dad would come home, his hands hurt and , and said, "I don't want this for you, Keith. You need a great ."
Although my father didn't know the CEO of his company, he wasn't afraid to introduce himself and ask for his advice. The CEO liked his and helped me get a scholarship at one of the best schools in the country. I went on to Yale University and Harvard Business School. Soon I was the youngest chief marketing officer in the Fortune 500. I learned at a young age that the secret to success the power of relationships.
1.A. report B. Conversation C. suggestion D. meeting
2.A. whole B. correct C. proper D. poor
3.A. But B. Since C. Because D. So
4.A. getting overB. getting up C. getting through D. getting by
5.A. never B. always C. often D. usually
6.A. find B. fail C. miss D. achieve
7.A. family B. leader C. customers D. friends
8.A. try B. drive C. talk D. word
9.A. Suggested B. introduced C. talked D. told
10.A. was able toB. Need C. ought to D. had better
11.A. make B. let C. hire D. order
12.A. plants B. seeds C. origins D. members
13.A. little B. few C. much D. countless
14.A. Bringing B. creating C. raising D. taking
15.A. Empty B. full C. huge D. small
16.A. Person B. coach C. product D. proof
17.A. dirty B. clean C. beautiful D. good
18.A. work B. Family C. Education D. university
19.A. Honesty B. feeling C. expression D. courage
20.A. leads to B. lies in C. sticks to D. reminds to
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析