It's extremely rare to find characters that e...

It's extremely rare to find characters that excited such enthusiasm in the British population as Margaret Thatcher once did. There was no middle ground, no sitting on the fence and that was just the way she like it.

Back in the 70s—thanks to a combination of incapable Conservative and Labour prime ministers (all male) and the unelected and militant union leaders who didn't always have their members' best interests at heart—the country was on its knees, virtually bankrupt and covered in uncollected rubbish due to a massive public sector strike.

It was no wonder the people saw hope in Margaret Thatcher and accordingly voted her into power when, depending on where you were standing at the time, she either saved Great Britain or ruined people's lives.

Personally, for me it was the former and I could see how she improved the prospects and desires of the working classes to better themselves. I was one of them. At the same time I can also understand why people in the North of England who suffered after the close of the last remaining pits, factories and manufacturing industries didn’t see it that way.

But what I don't understand is how some folk think it’s OK to be so openly disrespectful in her death just because it's her.

The so-called ''death parties'' are sickening, attended as they mostly are by people who probably don't quite know who she is let alone who lived under her rule.

The Brighton teacher Romany Blythe, who organized one of the parties, actually compared her to Hitler. But Margaret didn't devote herself to genocide—murder of a whole race, neither did she attempt to take over Europe and control its people. She only went to war once in order to protect a British outpost in the South Atlantic after it was threatened and invaded by the Argentineans. And there lies the real reason I think she inspires such unreasonable hatred—because she was a woman. She clearly had no choice but to get the country back on its feet. Not one of them has half the courage to get us out of the current mess we’re in. They're all too bothered about being popular, so they spend all their time trying to please all of the people all of the time. It's just not possible—as the lady herself proved.

1.What kind of person can we see Margaret Thatcher as in the passage?

A.Consistent(一致的) B.Conservative(保守的)

C.Controversial(有争议的) D.Considerate(体贴周到的)

2.Which group of people listed below is most likely to speak highly of Thatcher?

A.Most Argentineans B.Some of working classes

C.Former prime ministers D.Death party members

3.Some people hate Margaret Thatcher because ________.

A.she launched the war against Argentina

B.she started a massive public sector strike

C.they believe she devoted herself to genocide

D.they think she brought them a miserable life

4.In the eyes of the author, ________.

A.Margaret Thatcher was popular among workers throughout the country.

B.Margaret Thatcher did not succeed in getting the country back on its feet

C.none of those who hate Margaret Thatcher can rule Britain as well as she did

D.it is understandable why disrespect is shown to Margaret Thatcher on her death

5.What does the underlined word ''they'' in the last paragraph actually refer to?

A.Incapable politicians. B.Death party organizers.

C.Women of courage. D.Followers of Hitler.

6.The author wrote the passage mainly to ___________.

A.defend Margaret Thatcher against blames on her

B.honour Margaret Thatcher and her achievements

C.call on people to mourn for Margaret Thatcher

D.show different opinions about Margaret Thatcher

高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

People often have the impression that Chinese characters are extremely difficult to learn. In fact, if you were to try to learn how to write Chinese characters, you would find that they are not nearly as difficult as you may have imagined. And they certainly qualify as forming one of the most attractive, beautiful, logical(合乎逻辑的), and scientifically constructed(构造) writing systems in the world. Each stroke(笔画) has its own special significance. If you are familiar with the rules of Chinese characters, you will find it very easy to remember even the most complicated looking character, and never miss a stroke.

The earliest known examples of Chinese written characters in their developed form are carved into tortoise shells and ox bones. The majority of these characters are pictographs. Archaeologists of various countries have learned that most early writing systems went through a pictographic stage, as did the Egyptian hieroglyphics. Most writing systems, however, eventually developed a phonetic(表示语音的) alphabet to represent the sounds of spoken language rather than visual images observed in the physical world.

One notable feature of Chinese characters is the "radical." "Radical" in English means "root". For example, the characters yu "language," shuo "talk," i "discuss," "opinion," and lun "discuss" all share the yen radical, which means "language," and gives the reader a clue to the meaning of the character as a whole. The characters hsiu "rotten," shan "cedar," " t'ao "peach," and lin "forest," all contain the mu "wood" or "tree" radical, indicating one of their shared key characteristics. If you know the radical of a character, you can usually get a general idea of the meaning of the character it is a part of. Although there is a theoretical total of almost 50,000 written Chinese characters, only about 5,000 of these are frequently used; and the total number of radicals is only 214. So learning to read and write Chinese is not nearly so formidable a task as it may at first seem.

1.According to the author, Chinese characters are ________.

A. extremely difficult to learn

B. scientifically constructed

C. difficult to remember

D. as difficult as you may have imagined

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are rules in forming the Chinese characters.

B. Some strokes are more important than others.

C. All the Chinese characters are pictographs.

D. Some writing systems eventually developed a phonetic alphabet.

3.The passage is mainly about ________.

A. pictographs

B. the strokes of the Chinese characters

C. the Chinese writing system

D. the radical of the Chinese characters

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I was 　 ________ excited at that moment ________　 I didn’t know what to say.

A. such. . . that　 　 B. too. . . that

C. rather. . . that　 D. so. . . that

高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

That’s such a well-known place______everyone wants to visit______ we can find it in the map of the world.

A. that, as    B. as, as    C. that, that    D. as, that

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Beach volleyball （沙滩排球）is one of those sports that can be an exciting game to play and watch. It’s really easy, and all you need is sand, a net and a group of people, of any age or fitness level, who want to have fun.

Beach volleyball can be played with as few as two people in each team, making a total of four people. However, if you are less skilled and experienced in the game, it will be easier to play with a larger team. The more players you have, the less ground each person will be responsible for covering and the more time they will have to recover between shots. If you only have a few players, each of you will get a lot of running for the ball after each volley (截球). If you are looking for a relaxing, fun, low-key experience, choose larger teams.

Beach volleyball is similar to regular volleyball in its rules. However, even experienced volleyball players do not realize how much more difficult it is to run and jump on sand. Since it is harder to move quickly on sand than a hard surface, play will be much slower than regular volleyball on a court. When an athlete trains for beach volleyball, he will focus on building lower body strength（力量）as well as upper body strength. Strengthening his legs is extremely important. This improves the player’s ability to move quickly and accurately on sand despite the resistance. The ability to jump high and land without injury is necessary for beach volleyball players.

Whether you are in it for the competition, or just to have a great time with your friends, beach volleyball can be extremely exciting and fun. You may start out with friends and may soon fall in love with the sport.

1.When playing beach volleyball, in which of the following situation will you feel most relaxed?

A. Playing in a 2-person team.

B. Playing in a 4-person team.

C. Playing in a 6-person team.

D. Playing in an 11-person team.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ______.

A. experienced volleyball players know clearly it is hard to run and jump on sand

B. lower body strength is more important than upper body strength

C. a person must have strong legs if he wants to run and jump quickly on sand

D. the rules of beach volleyball are the same as those of regular volleyball

3.Why is playing beach volleyball much slower than playing regular volleyball?

A. Because it is not easy to move on sand.

B. Because beach volleyball has a larger court.

C. Because the teams of beach volleyball are larger.

D. Because beach volleyball players are not experienced.

4.What does the author think of beach volleyball?

A. It’s a difficult sport.

B. It’s an exciting and interesting sport.

C. It’s a sport which only a few people love.

D. It’s a sport which needs few skills.

5.The passage mainly tell us ______

A. the game of beach volleyball

B. how to become a good beach volleyball player

C. why beach volleyball is one of the exciting sports

D. what should be paid attention to when playing beach volleyball

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Light in a bottle

This is such a simple idea! It’s a special lamp that needs and costs nothing to run. It wasn’t invented by a famous scientist, but by a man called Alfredo Moser in Brazil sixteen years ago. In his hometown at the time, they had problems with electricity. 1. One day, Moser and his friends were talking about how they could create a signal in an emergency. One of them suggested using a bottle to reflect the light from the sun. This made Moser think.　 2.

All you need is a clean plastic bottle. Fill it with water and close it with a black top. The black top attracts the sun. A drop of bleach (漂白剂), the kind you use to clean the house, is added to the water to keep it clean. Then a small hole is cut in the roof of the room where you want the light, and the bottle is pushed through the hole. 3. It’s much stronger than the light from a candle!

Moser shared his idea with his neighbours and his light bottles were fixed in the local supermarket. Ten years later, the MyShelter Foundation in the Philippines heard about Moser’s idea. 4. Now there are Moser lamps in more than 140,000 homes throughout the Philippines and the idea has spread to a number of other countries, too. 5. Moser lamps have surely made life easier for a lot of people!

A.Why not use water to make light?

B.In India, the bottles are used in countryside schools.

C.Moser was very good at making things around the home.

D.People’s homes and small businesses were often left in the dark.

E.Following Moser’s method, the organization started making lamps in 2011.

F.While there’s sunlight outside, the light will be carried through the water into the room below.

G.MyShelter also offers training for people who want to earn money by fixing the lamps in their communities.

高一英语七选五中等难度题查看答案及解析

With such an ecological variety, amazing natural beauty, and so much to do, it's _______ that the falls are a wonder.

A. no doubt　　　　 B. no way　　　　 C. no wonder　　　 D. no problem

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

It’s lucky that we were born in such a multicultural age, so it is very necessary for us to accept other cultures with a 　　 mind.

A. brave B. sharp C. contrary D. broad

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

---- What a beautiful day!

----- Yes, it’s _____ that I’d like to take a walk.

A. such nice weather               B. so nice weather

C. too nice weather                D. weather so nice

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—How do you find that Beatles’CD?

—Wonderful. It’s well worth ______.

A. to listen to     B. listening to   C. to be listened to   D. being listened to

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