This is time of year when we think about givi...

This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

Littleton Children’s Home

We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome. Also — we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?

Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

Children’s Hospice

We look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.

Street Food

In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713.

Littleton Youth Club

Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint? Because we can use them! We want to get to work on our meeting room!

Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

Thank you!

The Night Shelter

We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.

Send it to us at 15,Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

1.Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for _________ .

A. homeless and sick children

B. hungry people who have no beds to sleep in

C. less lucky members of our society

D. friendly members of our society to help others

2.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to _____________ .

A. Street Food　　 　　　　　　 B. Children’s Home

C. Night Shelter　　 　　　　　　 D. Children’s Hospice

3.If you want to help but you have no extra to give, you may dial ________　　　　　　 and offer your help.

A.27713　　　　　 　 B.55671　　　　 　 C.62735　　　　　 D.66231

4.If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to ____________ .

A. Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice

B. Youth Club and Children’s Home

C. Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter

D. Youth Club and Night Shelter

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We always read reports about costs of oil going up and we will think this is our most valuable material. However, water is the most valuable resource(资源). People in the Middle East are more worried about this than oil. Maybe the next war will be about water.

In the future, to control the quality and quantity(数量), you will use different water for different usages. The water used to wash your car, water your flowers or wash your clothes doesn’t need to be as clean as the water you drink.

One in five people live in countries without enough fresh water and in 25 years, the number is believed to be one in every three people. Our world population is increasing. What do you suppose this will suggest for us in the future? Population control?

Traditional management of the water industry has been out of date since the 1990s. When technologies develop so rapidly in the world, we have loads of information for technologies in the business world, but in the water industry we don’t have any.

Britain and France have already taken measures to successfully improve their water industries. All the water services in Britain have been provided by private(私有的) companies since 1991. Since then, improvement has been made in the rules for their water quality and pricing.

What can you do now for the future? Using water more efficiently(有效地) in your house can make a great difference not only to the world but to your money. Even if you don’t have to pay much now, you will when you start to pay big prices for different water usages.

1.Water shortage is getting more serious because ______________.

A．the world population is growing up.

B．there will be more wars about water.

C．people don’t have efficient management of the water industry.

D．water services will be provided only by private companies.

2. Britain has improved their water quality by ___________.

A．raising the price of water.

B．reducing water pollution.

C．changing the management of the water industry.

D．opening more private companies for water services.

3. Which is the author’s suggestion for us?

A. Paying less money for water

B. Buying more water for future use.

C. Using different water for different usages.

D. Using as little water as possible in cooking.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．Save water and save money

B．Easy ways to cut down on your water usage

C．Why you should teach your children to save water

D．Water is our precious resource—start to save it now

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When we talk about paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there is some paper1.(use) in many other ways. Only half of 2. world’s paper is used for books and newspapers. Paper , on 3.we usually write and draw , is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers. In Finland, it is sometimes -40° C in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be4. (warm).

Each year, more and more 5. (thing) are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can 6.(make) of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can also wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. 7.you have used paper cups once, you throw them away and buy new8.(one).

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children 9.(play) in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, 10.you can use it for about five years.

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When we think about happiness, we usually think of something surprising and unexpected, a top great delight.

For a child, happiness has a magic quality. I remember playing police and robbers in the woods, getting a speaking part in the school play. Of course, kids also experience lows, but their delight at tops of pleasure is easily seen, such as winning a race or getting a new bike.

For teenagers, or people under 20, the idea of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love, and popularity. I can still feel the pain of not being invited to a party that almost everyone else was going to. I also recall the great happiness of being invited at another event to dance with a very handsome young man.

In adulthood the things that bring great joy — birth, love, marriage — also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. Love may not last; loved ones die. For adults, happiness is complex.

My dictionary explains “happy” as “lucky” or “ fortunate”, but I think a better explanation of happiness is “ the ability to enjoy something”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy for us not to notice the pleasure we get from loving and being loved, the company of friends, the freedom to love where we please, and even good health. Nowadays, with so many choices and much pleasure, we have turned happiness into one more thing we have. We think we own the right to have it, which makes us extremely unhappy. So we try hard to get it and consider it to be the same as wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier.

While happiness may be more complex for us, the answer is the same as ever. Happiness isn’t about what happens to us. It’s the ability to find a positive for every negative, and view a difficulty as a challenge. Don’t be sad for what we don’t have, but enjoy what we do possess.

1.According to this passage, Middle School students look at happiness mainly in terms of _______.

A. academic achievement　　 B. spiritual satisfaction

C. friendship　　 D. material gains

2.The author thinks that when one dreams wealth and finally gets it he __________.

A. can realize what happiness is　　 B. may consider it extreme happiness

C. may not end up with happiness　　 D. should not feel satisfied with himself

3.According to the passage, happiness lies in the ability to __________.

A. think of something pleasant　　 B. experience delight at an old age

C. feel the magic quality of pleasure　　 D. enjoy what one has at the moment

4.The passage aims to tell __________.

A. the constant dream of happiness　　 B. the great importance of happiness

C. the real meaning of happiness　　 D. the changing idea of happiness

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

For the past 100 years, people believed middle age to be around 50 years old. This is a time when we start to grow old. However, new research says we have to change this. A study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIAS) in Austria and Stony Brook University in New York says middle age now starts at 60 or even 65, or older. Why?

The biggest reason is that we are living longer. We are also healthier, we have better diets, we exercise more and we have more money to live in a nicer lifestyle. The IIAS said, ＂Since life expectancy has increased over the past several decades, and are continuing to increase, people once considered old should actually be viewed as more middle aged.＂

The study was not a worldwide one so perhaps not everyone in all countries can say they are middle aged when they are 65. The researchers looked at populations in 39 European countries, so this is good news for Europeans. Britain’s National Health Service warned against looking at this study and believing it to be 100 percent true. It said the researchers did not look at things which could reduce life expectancy: ＂We don’t know whether, for example, they factored (把……因素包括进去) in the possible impact of being unable to treat infections because of rising antibiotic (抗生素) resistance, or the increased numbers of people with diabetes (糖尿病) due to obesity.＂ It recommended healthy living, eating and exercise as a way to live longer.

1.What do people believe for the past century?

A. People start to grow old when they are about 50.

B. Middle age is far beyond 50 years old.

C. People will die at around 50 years old.

D. Middle age is a time when people become ill.

2.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A. The main reason why we are living longer.

B. The reason why middle age now starts at 60 or even 65.

C. Life expectancy has increased.

D. Middle aged people were once considered old.

3.What do Britain’s National Health Service’s words mean?

A. It believes the study to be true.

B. To live longer, one should live a healthy life.

C. There are more people who suffer from diabetes due to obesity.

D. The researchers didn’t factor in the possible impact.

4.What is the writer’s attitude towards the study?

A. Indifferent.　　 B. Supportive.

C. Negative.　　 D. Objective.

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When we talk about paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses of paper. Only half of 1. world’s paper is used for books and newspapers.

Paper on 2.we usually write and draw is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers.3.Finland, it is sometimes -40° C in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be4. (warm).

Each year, more and more 5. (thing) are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can 6.(make) of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can also wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. 7.you have used paper cups once, you throw them away and buy new8.(one).

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children 9.(play) in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, 10.you can use it for about five years.

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When we hear the words “college students”, we usually think of a young person between 18 and 22 years old. But in the U.S.A today, a college student often is much older. In fact, educators say in the nest few years colleges and universities may have more older part-time students than traditional (传统的) full time younger students.

Educators report a big increase in the number of Americans who attend college and university classes in the evening or at night or weekends. Most of them are older than 25 years old and more have full- time or part- time jobs. Many are in their thirties or forties.

Why are so many people deciding to spend their time and money in order to continue their education? Many are doing it because they believe more education will help them to get a better job. Some are industrial workers whose factories are closed. They are learning new skills to prepare for other kinds of work. Some of the part-time students are not pleased with the jobs they have. They are studying for new ones. Some have retired(退休) and are looking for new kinds of work. Two of every three of the students older than 35 are women. Many of them are returning to school after years of staying at home to care for children.

Are older students good students? Most teachers say yes. They say older students really want to learn. They ask difficult questions and are not pleased with simple answers. They often get high grades.

71. It’s said that in the next few years _________.

A. students in college and universities will be much older.

B. full-time students in college and universities will be even younger.

C. American colleges and universities will take in part-time students equally.

D. the number of older students will be greater than that of the younger ones.

72. Judge which of the following is not true according to the above passage.

A. It’s reported that a large number of Americans attend college or university classes in their spare time.

B. Most of them are over 25.

C. Most of them are without jobs.

D. The number of students in colleges and universities is reported to have gone up greatly.

73. Why are so many people deciding to go on with their education? Because________.

A. most of the Americans enjoy learning something new.

B. most of them believe: more education, better jobs.

C. they have lost their jobs.

D. they are tired of their jobs.

74. “ They often get high grades” means__________.

A. they rise to high grades easily.

B. they often get very good marks.

C. they are more likely to receive a master’s or a doctor’s degree upon graduation.

D. they often win high prize.

75. What does the whole passage mainly tell us?

A. Why does so many older students go to college in America.

B. What older students in college can learn.

C. Older students are mostly good students.

D. Higher education can help you get a good job.

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Once a year we show our love for our fathers by celebrating(庆祝) Father’s Day. This is the time when you have the chance to show your dad how much you love him. On Father’s Day, children usually give gifts to their fathers and take them out for a nice meal. But when and how did Father’s Day get started?

Father’s Day was introduced in the early part of the 20th century. It was to show love for our fathers in the same way that people did to mothers on Mother’s Day. This tradition began in Spokane, Washington, from an idea of a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd.

Mrs Dodd was raised by her father after her mother died. Looking back on all the things that he did for the family made Mrs Dodd realize just how special her father was. She realized that her father was a very loving man who should be honored and praised for all the things that he did for his family. Since her father was born in the month of June, Mrs Dodd decided to celebrate Father’s Day on June 19th, so the first Father’s Day was held in June, 1910.

By the year 1926, a committee (委员会) was formed in New York City to honor Father’s Day, and in 1956, it was recognized as a day of celebration. President Nixon made Father’s Day a national holiday in the year 1972.This is when it was decided that it would always be celebrated on the third Sunday of every June.

1. What is the best title for this passage?

A. The history of Father’s Day.           B. The story of Sonora Smart Dodd.

C. Something about Mother’s Day.      D. How to show your love for your father.

2. According to Paragraph 1, what do children usually do on Father’s Day?

A. Spend the whole day with their fathers.

B. Say aloud that they love their fathers.

C. Cook something nice for their fathers.

D. Prepare gifts for their fathers.

3. We learn that Father’s Day _______.

A. started from a story made up by a woman

B. is celebrated on the first Sunday of every June

C. is surely only celebrated by children in America

D. started from a woman’s wish to honor and praise her father

4. Americans have been celebrating Father’s Day as a national holiday since_____.

A. 1910    B. 1926    C. 1956    D. 1972

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When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it’s far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got to come up with some better ideas to help them.

I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers（便携式电脑）for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.

The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it will be covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won’t be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle（把手）so that children can wind（摇）the computer up to give it extra power when needed.

These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children’s education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children’s education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.

Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals（目标）at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to “kill two birds with one stone”, and that is always a good thing.

1 : Some new and better ways to help developing countries

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When we think about giving help to developing countries, we often think about giving money so that these countries can build schools and hospitals, buy food and medicine, or find clean water supplies. These seem to be the most important basic needs of the people we are trying to help. However, it's far from enough. Ladies and gentlemen, we've got to come up with some better ideas to help them.

I was very surprised, then, when I read about a plan to make cheap laptop computers for children in developing countries. A man called Nicholas Negroponte invented a cheap laptop computer, which can run without electricity. He decided to invent this computer after he visited a school in Cambodia.

The laptop which Mr. Negroponte has designed is a little different from the normal laptop computers you can buy in the shops. One difference is that it is covered in rubber so that it is very strong and won't be damaged easily. As an electricity supply can be a problem in developing countries, the computer also has a special handle so that children can wind the computer up to give it extra power when needed.

These special laptop computers will cost less than 100 US dollars and Mr. Negroponte wants to build as many as 15 million machines in the first year of production. The idea is that these computers will help the children's education as they will be able to access the Internet. These computers might not help the people in developing countries immediately, but by improving children's education they should help people to find their own solutions to their problems in the long term.

Another idea to help children in developing countries is to recycle old mobile phones so that they can be used again. In the UK, and, probably in many other countries too, millions of mobile phones are thrown away every year. The waste created by throwing away these old phones is very bad for the environment, so it seems to be an excellent idea to recycle them. In this way we will be able to achieve two important goals at the same time. We will reduce the waste we produce and help others. In other words, we will be able to 'kill two birds with one stone', and that is always a good thing.

1.  The author gives the example of Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers _______.

A. to show what high tech can bring us.

B. to illustrate the kindness of people in the developed countries

C. to show how to find business opportunities in developing countries

D. to give an example of how to help developing countries

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Mr. Negroponte's cheap computers?

A. His computers don’t need any power to function well.

B. His computers are covered with rubber so that they are very cheap.

C. His computers will help children in developing countries to have better education.

D. His computers will help people in developing countries to find all the solutions.

3.Where does this passage probably come from?

A. A magazine   B. A newspaper  C. A lecture        D. An advertisement

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