Anne sat with her feet up on the couch, drinking a soda. She heard footsteps by the front door. Brenda was right one time, as usual. Never a minute early or late—for her, everything was exact.
Anne placed her feet on the floor, reaching for the remote, and turned off the television. She knew Brenda would demand her complete attention. She knew Brenda would hand up her coat in the closet by the door (third hanger from the left) and then head to the kitchen for her daily inspection (exact seven steps). She knew this because they had been roommates for six months. Taking a deep breath, she thought about what she would say to Brenda. She waited and watched from her spot on the couch.
A moment later, Brenda stepped into the kitchen and surveyed the scene. Anne watched her expression, watched her eyes focus on the sink, and watched her face harden when she saw the dishes piled high. Pointing to the dishes, Brenda said disappointedly, ''I don't believe what I’m seeing. I thought we agreed to share the responsibilities. I thought it was your turn to clean the kitchen this week. ''
''I haven't got to them yet, '' Anne replied. ''I've been really busy. Relax. I've got all night. ''She walked into the kitchen and added her empty glass to the top of the pile.
Brenda fumed. ''You know I'm having company tonight! Somehow I thought you would have done your share in the kitchen. If we want to remain roommates, things have to change. ''
The phone rang, and Anne started to answer it.
Brenda said in the background, ''Tell them to call back; we need to settle this now. I told you I’m having company soon. ''
Anne ignored Brenda's comment and continued to engage in conversation with a good friend of hers. ''Did I ever tell you about the time when…''
1.Why did Brenda get angry?
A.Because Anne was unfriendly. B.Because she had a bad day at work.
C.Because Anne didn't do her share. D.Because Anne was very lazy.
2.Why didn't Anne do the dishes?
A.She had just arrived home. B.She wanted to start a fight.
C.She was too busy to do the dishes. D.She wanted Brenda to do the dishes.
3.Which of the following suggests that Anne doesn't intend to shoulder her share of the responsibilities?
A.She turns off the television. B.She watches Brenda coming.
C.She says she's been really busy. D.She talks on the phone with a good friend.
4.The writer implies in the passage that ___________
A.Anne purposely decided not to do the dishes in an act of rebellion.
B.Anne would sit down and settle the issue with Brenda after Brenda after the call.
C.Brenda would have to do the dishes herself.
D.Brenda would move out.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
Anne sat with her feet up on the couch, drinking a soda. She heard footsteps by the front door. Brenda was right one time, as usual. Never a minute early or late—for her, everything was exact.
Anne placed her feet on the floor, reaching for the remote, and turned off the television. She knew Brenda would demand her complete attention. She knew Brenda would hand up her coat in the closet by the door (third hanger from the left) and then head to the kitchen for her daily inspection (exact seven steps). She knew this because they had been roommates for six months. Taking a deep breath, she thought about what she would say to Brenda. She waited and watched from her spot on the couch.
A moment later, Brenda stepped into the kitchen and surveyed the scene. Anne watched her expression, watched her eyes focus on the sink, and watched her face harden when she saw the dishes piled high. Pointing to the dishes, Brenda said disappointedly, ''I don't believe what I’m seeing. I thought we agreed to share the responsibilities. I thought it was your turn to clean the kitchen this week. ''
''I haven't got to them yet, '' Anne replied. ''I've been really busy. Relax. I've got all night. ''She walked into the kitchen and added her empty glass to the top of the pile.
Brenda fumed. ''You know I'm having company tonight! Somehow I thought you would have done your share in the kitchen. If we want to remain roommates, things have to change. ''
The phone rang, and Anne started to answer it.
Brenda said in the background, ''Tell them to call back; we need to settle this now. I told you I’m having company soon. ''
Anne ignored Brenda's comment and continued to engage in conversation with a good friend of hers. ''Did I ever tell you about the time when…''
1.Why did Brenda get angry?
A.Because Anne was unfriendly. B.Because she had a bad day at work.
C.Because Anne didn't do her share. D.Because Anne was very lazy.
2.Why didn't Anne do the dishes?
A.She had just arrived home. B.She wanted to start a fight.
C.She was too busy to do the dishes. D.She wanted Brenda to do the dishes.
3.Which of the following suggests that Anne doesn't intend to shoulder her share of the responsibilities?
A.She turns off the television. B.She watches Brenda coming.
C.She says she's been really busy. D.She talks on the phone with a good friend.
4.The writer implies in the passage that ___________
A.Anne purposely decided not to do the dishes in an act of rebellion.
B.Anne would sit down and settle the issue with Brenda after Brenda after the call.
C.Brenda would have to do the dishes herself.
D.Brenda would move out.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The happy girl higher and higher while she sat on the swing, with her mother pushing her.
A. swung B. flied
C. climbed D. jumped
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The passengers on the bus watched with sympathy as Susan made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to 11the seats, settled in one of them.
It had been a year since Susan became blind. As the result of an accident she was suddenly thrown into a world of 12. Susan’s husband Mark watched her sink into 13and he was 14to use every possible means to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to 15to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too 16to get around the city by herself. Mark17to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening until she could manage it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark accompaniedSusan to and from ____18____ each day. He taught her how to rely on her other19 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and how to adapt to her new 20.
At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip on her own. Monday morning arrived. Before she left, she hugged her husband 21 , her eyes filled with tears of gratitude. She said good-bye and, for the first time, they went their 22ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was getting off the bus, the driver said, “Miss, I sure23you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver why.
“You know, every morning for the __24_ week, a fine-looking gentleman in a military uniform(军服) has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,” the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan’s cheeks. She was so lucky for he had given her a gift more powerful than_25_, That is the gift of love that can bring light where there is darkness.
1. A．touch B．fall C．count D．feel
2. A．weakness B．sickness C．darkness D．sadness
3. A．hopefulness B．hopelessness C．carefulness D．loneliness
4. A．encouraged B．determined C．honored D．pleased
5. A．return B．adjust C．prefer D．stick
6. A．skilled B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
7. A．volunteered B．tried C．continued D．refused
8. A．school B．shop C．work D．bus
9. A．feeling B．abilities C．skills D．senses
10. A．position B．environment C．tradition D．role
11. A．politely B．calmly C．briefly D．tightly
12. A．broad B．separate C．long D．lonely
13. A．respect B．admire C．know D．support
14. A．past B．same C．first D．next
15. A．courage B．will C．sight D．hearing
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in the Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
1.Anne's work at the summer resort .
A. showed her love for long tours
B. helped her to explore the wilderness
C. earned her high admiration in college
D. gave her a chance to learn horse riding
2. Anne built her cabin at Lily Pad Lake in order to .
A. live in the mountains
B. enlarge her living space
C. settle in a more beautiful place
D. get away from increasing numbers of tourists
3. We can conclude from the text that Anne .
A. felt very lonely living in the woods
B. made the wilderness a part of her life
C. tried to make more people aware of the grebe
D. longed to be an editor of National Geographic
4.What's the main idea of the text?
A. A brief introduction to Anne’s life.
B. Anne’s achievements.
C. Anne's adventures in the wilderness.
D. Anne's pioneering work in wildlife ecology.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
When I talked with my grandma on the phone, she sounded weak, but by the time we ____ up, her voice has been full of life.
A. were hanging B. had hung C. hung D. would hang
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Anne Sewell Young was born on January 2, 1871, in the United States. She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1892 from Carleton College in Minnesota, where she also completed a master’s degree in 1897. She went on to earn a PhD (something very unusual for women in those days) from Columbia University in 1906.
Anne Sewell Young was the most famous of the early astronomy students at Carleton College, and one of the few professional women astronomers of her days. Carleton produced half a dozen professional women astronomers in the first 50 years of the course, but she was the only one whose name was recorded in the college’s “Who’s Who”(名人录)
Anne Sewell Young was a number of the AAVSO(美国变星观测者协会). She handed in over 6,500 observations over a 33-year period, and was also one of the first AAVSO Council members.
In 1881, Mt. Holyoke College set up the John Payson Williston Observatory (天文台), and in 1899 Young was named its director. In 1903, a library and a lecture room were added to the observatory building, and in 1907 astronomy was made a course in which one could major at the college, with Yong serving as Department Chair. She retired in 1936, and Alice Farnsworth succeeded her.
Young continued to work on astronomy, publishing her last paper in 1942. She died on August 15, 1961, in California.
68. Put the following events in the correct order.
a. Young graduated from Columbia University.
b. Young served at Carleton College.
c. Young served as Department Chair.
d. Young publish her last paper.
A. b, a, c, d B. c, b, d, a
C. b, c, d, a D. b, d, a, c
69. From the passage we learn that Carleton College made great contribution to________.
A. “Who’s who”
B. astronomy
C. the AAVSO
D. Mt. Holyoke College
70. What is the author’s attitude toward Anne Sewell Young?
A. Negative B. Neutral C. positive. D. We don’t know.
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
Grandma, almost ninety years old, sat weakly on the park bench. She didn’t move. She just sat with her head down staring(凝视)at her hands. When I sat down beside her, she didn’t even notice me. I wondered if she was OK. So I asked her if she was OK. She raised her head, looked at me and said with a smile,” Yes, I’m fine .Thank you for asking me.”“I didn’t mean to disturb you, Grandma, but you were just sitting here staring at your hands and I wanted to make sure you were OK,”I expained to her.
“Have you ever looked at your hands?” She asked “I mean really looking at your hands.” I slowly opened my hands and stared down at them. And then I turned them over. No, I guess I had never really looked at my hands as I tried to figure out the point my grandma was making. Grandma smiled and told me the following story, “My hands put food in my mouth and clothes on my back. They tied my shoes and pulled on my boots. They held my husband and wiped my tears when he went off to war. They were uneasy when I tried to hold my newborn son. Decorated with my wedding band, they showed the world that I was married and loved someone special. They wrote my letters to him and shook when I buried my parents. They held my children and grandchildren and comforted my neighbors. They covered my face ,combed(梳) my hair and washed the rest of my body. These hands are the mark of where I’ve been and the ruggedness (崎岖)of life.”
I never look at my hands the same again. When my hands are hurt or when I touch the faces of my children and my husband, I think of my grandma. I know I can also create a bright future using my hands.
1.The writer disturbed her grandma in order to know ________.
A. what she was doing B. whether she understood the writer·
C. why she was staring at her hands D. if there was something wrong with her
2.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The writer had hardly seen such weak hands.
B. The writer had seldom stared at her hands before.
C. The writer had never realized the importance of hands before.
D. The writer couldn’t figure out the secret of her grandma’s weak hands.
3.What do you think of the writer’s grandma according to the passage?
A. She is fond of telling stories.
B. She treats others in a caring and helpful way.
C. She loves telling stories in an interesting way.
D. She prefers to talk with others about her friend.
4.What can be inferred from the writer’s grandma’s story?
A. She couldn’t do anything as a result of her weak hands.
B. She lived a poor life without any help of technology.
C. She felt very tired when dealing with life with her weak hands.
D. She managed to go through many difficulties with her weak hands.
高一英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, “What a long day this is going to be!”
Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off ____11____ hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.
“What a nice ____12____,” said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up ____13____ smile.
George, the little boy, told his mother about that ____14____ girl when he got back home, “She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some ____15____?” said his mother. George agreed.
The next morning, as Jennie ____16___ at the window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said, “Can I come in?” Jennie told him _____17____ to get into the house.
Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle “Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me?” said Jennie ____18____. “How kind you are,” she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. I’ve ____19___ received any flower since we moved to the town.”
“Did you live in the countryside?” asked George, ___20____ the old, small and empty room.
“Yes,” said Jennie.
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She ____21____ walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick ___22____ so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.
George told his parents ____23____. They decided to help her. More and more people in the ____24___ gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.
A few months later, Jennie and her mother ____25____ a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on face.
1.A. her B. his C. your D. my
2.A. house B. door C. smile D. schoolbag
3.A. and B. but C. as D. or
4.A. rich B. lucky C. bad D. poor
5.A. money B. flowers C. clothes D. food
6.A. danced B. cried C. sat D. laughed
7.A. how B. who C. when D. why
8.A. angrily B. easily C. sadly D. happily
9.A. never B. usually C. always D. sometimes
10.A. looking for B. looking around C. looking like D. looking after
11.A. shouldn’t B. needn’t C. couldn’t D. mustn’t
12.A. for B. in C. at D. on
13.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
14.A. countryside B. town C. village D. city
15.A. reached B. left C. closed D. opened
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.
“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.
“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”
“No,” the woman still refused.
“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.
“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.
“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.
After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.
1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?
A. He wanted to show his kindness.
B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.
C. He wanted to earn some money from it.
D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.
2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?
A. $ 500. B. $ 5. C. $ 10. D. $ 490.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.
B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.
C. The woman asked the man another question.
D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.
4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.
A. clever B. friendly C. polite D. honest
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.
“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.
“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”
“No,” the woman still refused.
“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.
“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.
“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.
After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.
1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?
A. He wanted to show his kindness.
B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.
C. He wanted to earn some money from it.
D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.
2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?
A. $ 500. B. $ 5. C. $ 10. D. $ 490.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.
B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.
C. The woman asked the man another question.
D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.
4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.
A. clever B. friendly
C. polite D. honest
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