I watched the two of them, both one year old, on the floor, surrounded by candy. He crawled on his hands while she sat there looking at birthday dress. The colourful fishier pinata(彩罐)had just been broken and the candy littered the ground. Both of their kids were too young to realise that they were sitting, and crawling around in a collection of wrapped sugar goodies. They were surrounded with edible(可食用的)goodies but had no clue!
Suddenly I saw the life metaphor(比喻). If we are the “babies” and the candy is “opportunity”, often we don’t recognise it because the opportunity comes wrapped as hard work. We may not give the wrapper the time of day, unless we realise that inside there’s a piece of delicious candy.
Every tree starts as a seed. Every person who becomes well-known was once someone nobody “knew”. So what changed for these people? Did the world suddenly wake up and find they have the potential to succeed? Of course not. These people worked for long periods of time before they saw any payoff.
It can be disheartening when you’re starting out. There’s a huge learning curve for almost everything. Just when you feel like you’re making rapid progress, you realise there’s more to learn. Every new door opens to a brand-new room, with another door at the end.
When I was in recovery from my eating disorder, there were many opportunities that I didn’t recognise as candy. At first, I didn’t see therapy(治疗)leading anywhere. It was only by going to therapy every week for a year that I was finally able to realise the opportunities. I had the opportunities to examine and adjust my thinking, and to challenge the negative mindsets I had about my life.
When I look back, I find that many of the opportunities that allowed positive growth didn’t always appear easy or fun. They often appeared as something that looked like hard work. But when we focus, consistently show up, and put in hard work, it will result in candy.
1.Why do many people miss their opportunities according to the author?
A.Their hard work fails to pay off.
B.They don’t work hard consistently.
C.They haven’t realised their potential.
D.They don’t value their opportunities.
2.What does the author think of the learning process according to Paragraph 4?
A.It is often interesting for most people.
B.It is often long and hard for most people.
C.You can speed it up with the help of others.
D.You can predict your progress from its start.
3.How did the author’s eating disorder affect emotionally?
A.She lacked hope for her life sometimes.
B.She was unwilling to do therapy at first.
C.She refused to change her eating habits.
D.She liked eating candy very much.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Power of Positive Thinking
B.Candy and Achievements
C.Hard Work Leads to Success
D.Opportunities Come Candy-wrapped
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
I watched the two of them, both one year old, on the floor, surrounded by candy. He crawled on his hands while she sat there looking at birthday dress. The colourful fishier pinata(彩罐)had just been broken and the candy littered the ground. Both of their kids were too young to realise that they were sitting, and crawling around in a collection of wrapped sugar goodies. They were surrounded with edible(可食用的)goodies but had no clue!
Suddenly I saw the life metaphor(比喻). If we are the “babies” and the candy is “opportunity”, often we don’t recognise it because the opportunity comes wrapped as hard work. We may not give the wrapper the time of day, unless we realise that inside there’s a piece of delicious candy.
Every tree starts as a seed. Every person who becomes well-known was once someone nobody “knew”. So what changed for these people? Did the world suddenly wake up and find they have the potential to succeed? Of course not. These people worked for long periods of time before they saw any payoff.
It can be disheartening when you’re starting out. There’s a huge learning curve for almost everything. Just when you feel like you’re making rapid progress, you realise there’s more to learn. Every new door opens to a brand-new room, with another door at the end.
When I was in recovery from my eating disorder, there were many opportunities that I didn’t recognise as candy. At first, I didn’t see therapy(治疗)leading anywhere. It was only by going to therapy every week for a year that I was finally able to realise the opportunities. I had the opportunities to examine and adjust my thinking, and to challenge the negative mindsets I had about my life.
When I look back, I find that many of the opportunities that allowed positive growth didn’t always appear easy or fun. They often appeared as something that looked like hard work. But when we focus, consistently show up, and put in hard work, it will result in candy.
1.Why do many people miss their opportunities according to the author?
A.Their hard work fails to pay off.
B.They don’t work hard consistently.
C.They haven’t realised their potential.
D.They don’t value their opportunities.
2.What does the author think of the learning process according to Paragraph 4?
A.It is often interesting for most people.
B.It is often long and hard for most people.
C.You can speed it up with the help of others.
D.You can predict your progress from its start.
3.How did the author’s eating disorder affect emotionally?
A.She lacked hope for her life sometimes.
B.She was unwilling to do therapy at first.
C.She refused to change her eating habits.
D.She liked eating candy very much.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A.Power of Positive Thinking
B.Candy and Achievements
C.Hard Work Leads to Success
D.Opportunities Come Candy-wrapped
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
The old man has two sons，________is a soldier.
A．one of whom B．both of them C．all of whom D．both of whom
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
34. The old lady has two daughters, _______ are famous actresses.
| A．both of them | B．both of whom |
| C．each of them | D．none of whom |
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The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson. Both of them had very bad memories. For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them. David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday. One winter they were to take a long plane trip. When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left. In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away. But David and Rosy didn’t do so. They went to buy some flight insurance(保险) instead. Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy (保险单) came out.
“Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy. “My mother, of course,” her husband replied. “We should post the policy to her. Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy. “The plane is going to take off in another minute.” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry.
What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother.
1.Rosy is David’s ______.
A. friend B. mother C. sister D. wife
2.This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______.
A. were always short of time
B. always did everything in a great hurry
C. were very forgetful
D. usually worked on Sundays
3.David meant to post his mother _____.
A. two plane tickets B. a two-pound note
C. the flight insurance D. an empty envelope
4.Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______.
A. he was worried about his mother
B. he had forgotten to buy a stamp
C. he was worried about this flight
D. his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A forgetful old couple.
B. Two plane tickets.
C. A pleasant flight.
D. A plane crash.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Which of the two computer games did you prefer?
—Actually I didn’t like .
A. both of them B. either of them
C. none of them D. neither of them
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Which of the two iPods do you prefer?
—To tell you the truth, I don't like _____ of them．
A．both B．either C．none D．neither
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
—Which of the two iPods do you prefer?
—To tell you the truth, I don't like _____ of them．
A．both B．either C．none D．neither
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
---Which of the two computer games did you prefer?
---Actually I didn’t like ________.
A. both of them B. either of them C. none of them D. neither of them
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Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city. They watched ___ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them. Sometimes, a kind-hearted woman or a small child would ____ a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a ____ day for begging. The men were able to ____ enough for a big meal. As it was getting dark, they started to ___ their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ___ a man walking toward them. He was a ___ man they could tell that from his fine clothes. The first beggar said to the second with ___ , “He’s coming our way!” The man stopped, ___ into his pocket and took something out. What looked like a piece of hard ___ , wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and ___ his way.
“He could have easily left us a few ___ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar. He looked at the offering ___ .“There’s no way we can ___ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and ___ .
The second beggar wanted to do the same, ____ a second thought made him change his ___ .“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought. “How ____ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper. To his ____ , there was no hard rock candy inside. ____ , a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly
2.A. steal B. lose C. drop D. send
3.A. cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold
4.A. collect B. pick C. buy D. find
5.A. carry B. hide C. place D. pack
6.A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed
7.A. kind B. strong C. tall D. rich
8.A. worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness
9.A. turned B. looked C. went D. reached
10.A. candy B. cake C. rock D. bread
11.A. forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued
12.A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers
13.A. angrily B. proudly C. nervously D. quietly
14.A. smell B. eat C. like D. put
15.A. slept B. sat C. left D. cried
16.A. if B. although C. after D. but
17.A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule
18.A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange
19.A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity
20.A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Again
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Two old beggars (乞丐) were sitting on a busy street corner of a big city．They watched ____ as a lot of people walked by without looking at them．Sometimes, a kindhearted woman or a small child would ____ a few coins in the hats in front of them.
Today was not a ____ day for begging．The men were able to ____ enough for a big meal．As it was getting dark, they started to ____ their things.
Just as they were getting ready to leave, they ____ a man walking toward them．He was a ____ man — they could tell that from his fine clothes．The first beggar said to the second with ____, “He’s coming our way！” The man stopped, ____ into his pocket and took something out．What looked like a piece of hard ___, wrapped (包裹) in white paper, hit each of their waiting hats．The rich man turned and ____ his way.
“He could have easily left us a few ____ or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy,” said the first beggar．He looked at the offering ____．“There’s no way we can ____ this — we have no teeth.” With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away．Then he collected his things and ____.
The second beggar wanted to do the same, ____ a second thought made him change his ____．“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” he thought．“How ____ of that man to offer me something so sweet!” With that, he opened the white paper．To his ____, there was no hard rock candy inside．____, a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.
1.A．helplessly B. happily C． uselessly D． quickly
2.A．steal B. lose C． drop D． send
3.A．cloudy B. bad C． rainy D． cold
4.A．collect B. pick C． buy D． find
5.A．carry B. hide C． place D． pack
6.A．felt B. heard C． noticed D． believed
7.A．kind B. strong C． tall D． rich
8.A．worry B. excitement C． fear D． politeness
9.A．turned B. looked C． went D． reached
10.A．candy B. cake C． rock D． bread
11.A．forgot B. changed C． missed D． continued
12.A．books B. coins C． sweets D． flowers
13.A．angrily B .proudly C． nervously D． quietly
14.A．smell B. eat C． like D． put
15.A．slept B. sat C． left D． cried
16.A．if B. although C． after D． but
17.A．habit B. way C． mind D． rule
18.A．nice B. funny C． clever D． strange
19.A．interest B. sadness C． surprise D． pity
20.A．Besides B .Instead C． However D． Again
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析