During my third year of university, I spent six months studying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many are worried about travelling to Rio but I promise, it is worth a visit. Now I want to share my top recommendations (推荐) for experiencing Rio less as a tourist but more like a native Brazilian.
Pedra Bonita
Rio is full of hiking routes, and some Brazilians love to spend an afternoon hiking. My favorite route of all has to be Pedra Bonita. Pedra Bonita involves a steep climb of about an hour through tall trees, and I admit it is difficult in Rio’s heat, but you are rewarded at the top with a wonderful view of the city, standing high above the green landscape and blue sea below.
Mureta da Urca
One thing you are sure to find in Rio is an amazing sunset, but a lot of the best spots tend to be full of tourists. In my opinion, Mureta da Urca is the most relaxing place to watch the sun set over the silver sea, with the figure of Christ the Redeemer standing tall in the background.
Pedra do Sal
Pedra do Sal is a historical area in the city centre and on Monday nights it is brought to life by the sound of samba. Hundreds of people gather in the street, food and drink stalls are set up and it becomes a giant street party with everyone enjoying the happy sound of live samba!
Picanha
If there were one Brazilian food I could bring back to the UK, it would be picanha. It is the tastiest cut of steak I have ever tasted, served alongside rice and beans.
1.The writer once went to Rio de Janeiro to ________.
A. stay there as a tourist for six months
B. study as a short-time international student
C. live as a native Brazilian
D. learn how to be a native Brazilian
2.Which of the following is probably the favorite of body-builders?
A. Pedra Bonita. B. Mureta da Urca.
C. Pedra do Sal. D. Picanha.
3.What can you enjoy in Pedra do Sal?
A. A wonderful view of the city. B. An amazing sunset.
C. A giant street party. D. A nice Brazilian food.
高一英语阅读理解简单题
During my third year of university, I spent six months studying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many are worried about travelling to Rio but I promise, it is worth a visit. Now I want to share my top recommendations (推荐) for experiencing Rio less as a tourist but more like a native Brazilian.
Pedra Bonita
Rio is full of hiking routes, and some Brazilians love to spend an afternoon hiking. My favorite route of all has to be Pedra Bonita. Pedra Bonita involves a steep climb of about an hour through tall trees, and I admit it is difficult in Rio’s heat, but you are rewarded at the top with a wonderful view of the city, standing high above the green landscape and blue sea below.
Mureta da Urca
One thing you are sure to find in Rio is an amazing sunset, but a lot of the best spots tend to be full of tourists. In my opinion, Mureta da Urca is the most relaxing place to watch the sun set over the silver sea, with the figure of Christ the Redeemer standing tall in the background.
Pedra do Sal
Pedra do Sal is a historical area in the city centre and on Monday nights it is brought to life by the sound of samba. Hundreds of people gather in the street, food and drink stalls are set up and it becomes a giant street party with everyone enjoying the happy sound of live samba!
Picanha
If there were one Brazilian food I could bring back to the UK, it would be picanha. It is the tastiest cut of steak I have ever tasted, served alongside rice and beans.
1.The writer once went to Rio de Janeiro to ________.
A. stay there as a tourist for six months
B. study as a short-time international student
C. live as a native Brazilian
D. learn how to be a native Brazilian
2.Which of the following is probably the favorite of body-builders?
A. Pedra Bonita. B. Mureta da Urca.
C. Pedra do Sal. D. Picanha.
3.What can you enjoy in Pedra do Sal?
A. A wonderful view of the city. B. An amazing sunset.
C. A giant street party. D. A nice Brazilian food.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
My friend, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her month-long stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom—Alex—used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secretary— General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting. It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalem, he took the book along.
1.Alex lent Emma the book, Markings, ________.
A.to show his friendliness to her
B.to show his interest in reading
C.to tell her about the importance of the UN
D.to let her write her name and address inside
2.How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?
A.Pleased. B.Satisfied C.Worried. D.Surprised.
3.We can learn from the text that the Californian________.
A.met Emma at a concert B.invited Emma to a concert
C.introduced Emma to his friend D.left Emma his backpack
4.Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?
A.An official of the UN. B.A coffee shop owner.
C.A friend of the author’s. D.Alex’s friend from California.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Shane Gero, a scientist at Aarhus University in Denmark, spent 6 years studying sperm whales (抹香鲸), which communicate through very loud clicks. He found that sperm whales in the Caribbean Sea had different clicks from those in the Pacific Ocean. He even “translated” the clicks from a group of Caribbean sperm whales, believing them to say, “I’m from the Caribbean, are you?”, reported National Geographic. As well as being used for communication, the clicks also allow whales to develop a relationship with one another, according to Gero.
Apart from sperm whales, other animals like wolves and apes also have different regional accents. Researchers analyzed the howls of different species of wolves. They found that red wolves, Arctic wolves and other wolves have howls that vary in pitch (音调). In other words, they have their own dialects.
According to Darcy Kelley from Columbia University, most animals learn their accents naturally. For example, macaques (猕猴) start speaking their dialect as soon as they are born. Scientists placed some macaques in a new environment where their playmates all spoke a different dialect. But the macaques still spoke their own dialect. Their environment had no influence on their communication, according to the Washington Post.
“In most species, communication appears to have a genetic basis,” Kelley explained in the Washington Post. “However, among a small number of species, animals can learn from others and develop their own accents.”
Fruit flies are a good example. According to Science Daily, they send messages through their wing movements. Scientists found that fruit flies can only communicate efficiently with others of the same species. However, they can learn new dialects by spending time around other species.
“A proper accent is vital to mating and warning the coming of enemies, which is the basis of protecting themselves,” Kelley told the Washington Post. A species can’t risk changing their own dialect and learning a new one.
1.What does the author want to show by talking about the sperm whales at the beginning?
A.Animals have different dialects.
B.Sperm whales live in different oceans.
C.Animals can speak different local languages.
D.Whales communicate through clicking noises.
2.Why do researchers believe that wolves have their own dialects?
A.Wolves are wild animals using language.
B.Wolves live in different areas of the world.
C.There are different kinds of wolves in the world.
D.Wolves of different kinds howl at different pitches.
3.According to Kelley, what can dialects help animals to do?
A.Have a better chance of survival.
B.Fight with other species for food.
C.Communicate with other species better.
D.Pass on information to the next generation.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
I spent two months with an American family last year when I studied in America.
It is said, “The best house is in America, the best wife is in Japan, and the best food is in China.” So I took pride (自豪)and __21__ to __22__ “the best food” for my American family. Each day, regardless of my poor skill of cooking, I would do something in __23__ way: changing the dishes’ colour, the meat’s type or the soup’s style. (风味)Thus, my American friends could discover the __24__ of eating Chinese food. Because of my “__25__” job, I was often rewarded (奖励) by their __26__ of appreciation (感激)such as “very delicious”, “excellent”, etc.
But the joke was here: Yesterday, I cooked Sichuan style __27__ for dinner. I was __28__ at my achievement.(成就)
When all the family members arrived at the table, they first looked __29__ at the fish, then looked at me. “Why do all the fish have their __30__?” they asked, “It’s terrible!”
Terrible or beautiful? I don’t know. But I __31_ know that fish heads are delicious. The __32__ is the best part of fish; in __33__ only the respectable (受敬重的)guest can have the special honour of __34__ it.
Another __35__ thing is: The American friends often said to me “__36__” as they __37__ fruits or other things. According to Chinese tradition I would simply smile in answer to their kindness __38__ actually helping myself to any of the food. __39__, I said “help yourself” to them whenever I brought home fruits. Dear me, no matter how much or how often I brought home food, as long as it was nice to their taste, they __40__ hesitated (犹豫)to use their hands to “help themselves” until all was finished
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高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析
When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were 36down Oxford Street, I felt too 37to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she 38to take it because she said the weather was very 39and it was better to walk. I started 40. She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was 41. For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very 42 with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as 43as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t 44me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went 45, sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were 46to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they 47the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just 48crying. Then he took the small bag that I was 49, opened it and found my hotel address and 50number. When he phoned the hotel, my 51answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the 52. My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had 53and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was 54that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. 55of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive me if I did it again.
1. A.running B.walking C.visiting D.driving
2. A.tired B.mad C.happy D.sad
3. A.agreed B.refused C.suggested D.managed
4. A.horrible B.windy C.nice D.cold
5. A.talking B.laughing C.singing D.crying
6. A.hearing B.regarding C.thinking D.saying
7. A.angry B.strict C.satisfied D.familiar
8. A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.carelessly
9. A.search B.educate C.forgive D.follow
10. A.outside B.inside C.upon D.down
11. A.advising B.talking C.listening D.coming
12. A.called B.remembered C.measured D.left
13. A.stopped B.preferred C.regretted D.continued
14. A.catching B.carrying C.gaining D.buying
15. A.serial B.lucky C.phone D.license
16. A.mother B.guide C.father D.waiter
17. A.hotel B.shop C.street D.station
18. A.forgotten B.happened C.damaged D.lost
19. A.worried B.concerned C.afraid D.angry
20. A.None B.Either C.Neither D.Both
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I was six years old, my parents and I were in London for a one-month vacation. One day when my mother and I were down Oxford Street, I felt too to walk any more, so I asked my mother to take the subway.
At first, she to take it because she said the weather was very and it was better to walk. I started . She told me to stop immediately, but I didn’t pay attention to what she was . For about an hour, I didn’t stop crying. My mother became very with me. I didn’t stop. I just ran away from her. I ran as as I could.
The street was really crowded, so she couldn’t me. Then, I entered one of the biggest shops. There was a coffee house on the second floor. I went , sat in a chair, and started crying again. All of the people in the coffee shop came around me. They were to me, but I didn’t understand English at all. After that, they the police station, and a policeman came to the coffee shop. He tried to talk to me, but I just crying. Then he took the small bag that I was , opened it and found my hotel address and number. When he phoned the hotel, my answered the phone.
In the end, the policeman took me to the . My father was standing in front of the hotel door. He talked to the policeman, and then he asked me what had and where my mother was. I told him everything, and I also told him that I was that my mother was very angry with me.
When my mother came back, she was crying. But when she saw me, she hugged me and kissed me. She talked to my father about everything. of them told me not to do anything like that in the future because maybe one day I wouldn’t find anyone to help me. They wouldn’t forgive(原谅) me if I did it again.
1.A.running B.walking C.visiting D.driving
2.A.tired B.mad C.happy D.sad
3.A.agreed B.refused C.suggested D.managed
4.A.horrible B.windy C.nice D.cold
5.A.talking B.laughing C.singing D.crying
6.A.hearing B.regarding C.thinking D.saying
7.A. angry B.strict C.satisfied D.familiar
8.A.excitedly B.slowly C.quickly D.carelessly
9.A.search B.educate C.forgive D.follow
10.A.outside B.inside C.upon D.down
11.A.advising B.talking C.listening D.coming
12.A.called B.remembered C.measured D.left
13.A.stopped B.preferred C.regretted D.continued
14.A.catching B.carrying C.gaining D.buying
15.A.serial B.lucky C.phone D.license
16.A.mother B.guide C.father D.waiter
17.A.hotel B.shop C.street D.station
18.A.forgotten B.happened C.damaged D.lost
19.A.worried B.concerned C.afraid D.angry
20.A.None B.Either C.Neither D.Both
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last year my wife and I spent a most interesting month in Turkey. Before we left, we were reminded of the difficulties of driving in Turkey. We certainly did not find this to be the case and, except for a few places in faraway mountainous areas, the roads were wide, and well-paved (铺). We drove for 12 days along the Western Coast of Turkey and had no problems at all. We found the Turkish drivers very polite and well-educated. We also found that eating lunch in the smaller towns was difficult so we picnicked almost every day.
The following day after our arrival was Turkey’s Children’s Day, started by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Ataturk loved children and he often said, “Children are a new beginning of tomorrow.” He even devoted the day 23rd of April to the children which today is celebrated as Children’s Day as well as the date when the Republic of Turkey was founded.
On that day certain children are picked to take over the places of the government, and a lucky kid will be the president of Turkey for a whole day. He can decide what’s going to happen and whether or not he is going to have the president next to him. There are a very large number of possibilities of things he can do but some shops aren’t open because they are celebrating the day as well.
All in all, it was a more enjoyable trip. I would recommend (推荐) a trip to Turkey to anyone with an adventurous spirit!
1.Before the author and his wife went on a trip to Turkey, they were told that ________.
A. it was difficult to travel in Turkey
B. it was not easy to drive in Turkey
C. the streets in Turkey were dangerous
D. there were many mountain roads
2.What do we know from the first paragraph?
A. Places in mountainous areas were difficult to reach.
B. It took the couple 12 days to drive to Turkey.
C. The Turkish drivers had good manners.
D. It was difficult to eat meals in Turkey.
3.The underlined word “He” in paragraph 3 refers to “________”.
A. everyone of us B. the government
C. the president of Turkey D. the lucky child
4.What can be inferred(推断) from the passage?
A. The couple had little difficulty making their way in Turkey.
B. Turkey doesn’t celebrate International Children’s Day.
C. The author joined in celebrating Turkey’s Children’s Day.
D. On Turkey’s Children’s Day, everyone had holidays.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Last year my wife and I spent a most interesting month in Turkey. Before we left, we were reminded of the difficulties of driving in Turkey. We certainly did not find this to be the case and, except for a few places in faraway mountain areas, the roads were wide, and wellpaved(铺设). We drove for 12 days along the Western Coast of Turkey and had no problems at all. We found the Turkish drivers to be very polite and well educated. We also found that eating lunch in the smaller towns difficult, so we picnicked almost every day.
The following day after our arrival was Turkey’s Children’s Day, started by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.Ataturk loved children and he often said, "Children are a new beginning of tomorrow." He even dedicated(奉献) the day 23rd of April to the children which is celebrated as Children’s Day.
On that day certain children are picked to take over the places of the government and a lucky kid will be the president of Turkey for a whole day. He can decide what’s going to happen and whether or not he is going to have the president next to him. There are a very large number of possibilities of things he can do but some shops aren’t open because they are celebrating the day as well.
All in all, it was a more enjoyable trip. I would recommend(推荐) a trip to Turkey to anyone with an adventurous(冒险的) spirit!
1.Before the author and his wife went on a trip to Turkey,they were told that ____________.
A. it was difficult to travel in Turkey
B. it was not easy to drive in Turkey
C. the streets in Turkey were dangerous
D. there were many mountainous roads
2.Which of the following is TRUE,according to the first paragraph?
A. Places in mountain areas were difficult to reach.
B. The couple drove for 12 days during their journey.
C. The Turkish drivers had good manners.
D. It was difficult to eat meals in Turkey.
3.The underlined word "He" in Paragraph 3 refers to ____________.
A. every one of us B. the government
C. the president of Turkey D. the lucky child
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The couple had no difficulty making their way in Turkey.
B. Turkey’s Children’s Day falls on the 22nd of April.
C. The author joined in celebrating Children’s Day.
D. On Turkey’s Children’s Day everyone was busy.
高一英语长对话或独白中等难度题查看答案及解析
I moved to the small, busy town of Edison in New Jersey six years ago. It was during the second term of my fifth grade. My parents got new jobs and higher income, so they decided it was time to move from Woodbridge to a better, more educational town.
In the US, it is unnecessary to take a test to get into a “good” middle or high school. You just attend the school close to where you live. So, many parents will think about the quality of the local school when they decide to buy a new house. My parents did the same. We finally chose Edison mainly because of the high quality of its school.
In New Jersey, an area with a good school usually means a concentration of Asian people. There are about 300 students in our school. 55% are Asians and just under half of that are Chinese. There are so many Chinese people nearby that we even have our own Chinese school.
Edison is an old town, just like thousands of others in the United States. However, I have treated it as my hometown. That’s where I spend much of my youth, and the memories there can’t be moved anywhere else.
1.Why did the writer’s parents move to Edison?
A.Because they were born there. B.Because it was a better educational town.
C.Because the writer began his fifth grade. D.Because the writer didn’t need to take a test.
2.How many students are from Asia in the writer’s school?
A.About 80. B.About 160. C.About 220. D.About 300.
3.What does the underlined expression “a concentration of” mean in Paragraph 3?
A.None of. B.The whole of C.A large number of D.A small number of
4.Why can’t the writer forget Edison?
A.Because he regards it as his hometown. B.Because his parents got new jobs there.
C.Because there are many Asians there. D.Because it is in the state of New Jersey.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Last summer, we went to Hawaii for holiday. During my _______ trip with my husband, we spent most of our time _______ during the day in the sea, and then enjoying walks along the beach in the evenings.
We didn’t take any_______ because we had enough. We had visited the island many times _______. On our way to the _______ we joked that other than our sunburnt skin, we had no way to show that we had _______ there!
As we stood in line at the check-in, we noticed the _______ who had been on our plane the week before. _______, they all had tear-filled eyes this day. On the plane, we sat directly behind them: a mother and her four children without Dad’s _______. We learned that the father had been ________ in a jet-skiing accident that week, and his wife and children had to ________ make their way home without him.
We watched the children become ________ while they were playing cards. But the mother stared at her knees, ________ to believe her husband’s death. We could ________ feel her pain as we realized that this could have happened to any of us. ________ we were laughing and playing in the water, this poor family had been ________ the sufferings. The vacation they had dreamed about had ________ the terrible dream they would never forget.
I suddenly ________ that we had no pictures for this vacation together. I closed my eyes, ________ that my mind had recorded all the wonderful moments that I had ________ with my husband that week. What a trip!
1.A. week-long B. month-long C. year-long D. weekend
2.A. flying B. travelling C. swimming D. walking
3.A. action B. children C. photos D. friends
4.A. before B. ago C. now D. yet
5.A. sea B. airport C. destination D. station
6.A. traveled B. left C. missed D. forgotten
7.A. class B. parent C. passenger D. family
8.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Then
9.A. attendance B. care C. protection D. love
10.A. hit B. discovered C. forbidden D. killed
11.A. nervously B. bravely C. confidently D. proudly
12.A. unworried B. sad C. worried D. frightened
13.A. unable B. likely C. willing D. afraid
14.A. never B. ever C. almost D. hardly
15.A. Whether B. While C. Although D. If
16.A. feeling B. experiencing C. fighting D. ignoring
17.A. wiped out B. eased off C. broken up D. turned into
18.A. regretted B. decided C. remembered D. discovered
19.A. noticing B. hoping C. finding D. seeing
20.A. created B. valued C. shared D. planned
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析