The trip to the United State opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of similarities as well as differences between American youth and French youth.
The first difference is in appearance. Going around in the U.S., I found that American youth do not really care about their appearance. In the morning, they choose something in their closet and wear it with another thing, often of different colors and styles, without wondering whether their choices make them look strange. The reason behind this is that they don’t care what people look like, but are just interested in their ideas. I think it’s great, but it also causes problems. Since they don’t care about their appearance, they don’t really care about their weight. Often they get fat without realizing it.
There are differences in relationships too. When the American youth fall in love, they don’t really think of the future. Also, there are differences in the rules concerning behavior that is allowed. In some respects, the French are more accepting. For example, in America it is generally unacceptable to make physical display of love. Lovers, actually, can’t kiss or hold each other everywhere they want. People think that not showing love in public places is a way to respect others. On the contrary, the French youth can do almost everything they want.
As for other types of relationships, there are also big differences. Americans act differently from French people in front of unknown people. When an American girl, for example, arrives in front of people she has never met before, she will talk with them, trying to create a kind of tie between her and this new circle of people. The French girls will just think about rather than really do this kind of thing because they are too shy and lacking in self-confidence.
To finish, I noticed that in American classes, when pupils want to say or ask something, they just do it. In general, they don’t really care how the others will judge them. In France, it’s not the same case. If somebody wants to ask something, he/she will think about it before speaking up. I appreciate the freedom in Americans’ behavior, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves.
1.The underlined word “respects” in the third paragraph probably means____.
A.approaches | B.aspects | C.honors | D.means |
2.When American youth fall in love with each other, they _________.
A.will not hold each other |
B.will rarely display their love in public |
C.will always think about their future |
D.will kiss wherever they like |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that French youth may think more about ______.
A.their relationship’s future | B.their public images |
C.their physical displays | D.their lover’s ideas |
4.The passage is mainly about the______ between American youth and French youth.
A.differences | B.friendship | C.similarities | D.relationships |
高一英语阅读理解困难题
The trip to the United State opened my eyes to the fact that there are a lot of similarities as well as differences between American youth and French youth.
The first difference is in appearance. Going around in the U.S., I found that American youth do not really care about their appearance. In the morning, they choose something in their closet and wear it with another thing, often of different colors and styles, without wondering whether their choices make them look strange. The reason behind this is that they don’t care what people look like, but are just interested in their ideas. I think it’s great, but it also causes problems. Since they don’t care about their appearance, they don’t really care about their weight. Often they get fat without realizing it.
There are differences in relationships too. When the American youth fall in love, they don’t really think of the future. Also, there are differences in the rules concerning behavior that is allowed. In some respects, the French are more accepting. For example, in America it is generally unacceptable to make physical display of love. Lovers, actually, can’t kiss or hold each other everywhere they want. People think that not showing love in public places is a way to respect others. On the contrary, the French youth can do almost everything they want.
As for other types of relationships, there are also big differences. Americans act differently from French people in front of unknown people. When an American girl, for example, arrives in front of people she has never met before, she will talk with them, trying to create a kind of tie between her and this new circle of people. The French girls will just think about rather than really do this kind of thing because they are too shy and lacking in self-confidence.
To finish, I noticed that in American classes, when pupils want to say or ask something, they just do it. In general, they don’t really care how the others will judge them. In France, it’s not the same case. If somebody wants to ask something, he/she will think about it before speaking up. I appreciate the freedom in Americans’ behavior, ideas, and ways of expressing themselves.
1.The underlined word “respects” in the third paragraph probably means____.
A.approaches | B.aspects | C.honors | D.means |
2.When American youth fall in love with each other, they _________.
A.will not hold each other |
B.will rarely display their love in public |
C.will always think about their future |
D.will kiss wherever they like |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that French youth may think more about ______.
A.their relationship’s future | B.their public images |
C.their physical displays | D.their lover’s ideas |
4.The passage is mainly about the______ between American youth and French youth.
A.differences | B.friendship | C.similarities | D.relationships |
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My first trip to the United States was at the age of 16, in 1979. This was also my first trip out of Israel(以色列), _______ I was born and raised. At the airport, _________ the first time in my life, someone ________ me as “Sir” and added “Mister” to my last name. But during the eight-week ______ , I remember clearly that I was most impressed with the level of ________I received. Thirty years ago customer service did not yet arrive in Israel. There was no such things as “refund” (退款) _____ “exchange”. If you stayed at a store for over a few minutes ______ giving any indication(暗示) of ______ anything, it was quite likely that you would be asked to _______ . When I went to the US, I realized that there was another world out there. It was a world which _______ people-----customers. I was introduced to the sentence, “The customer is always ________.”
I ______ it. Not only did I like it, but I even demanded it. Like me, hundreds of thousands of Israelis went to Europe and to the US. Over time they ______ the level of service in Israel. Nowadays, when you enter a(n)______ , you are addressed as “Sir”. You are given the respect you deserve. The respect you ______ . You can return things, and you can _______ them.
When I go to the US now, I realize that the service level is getting _______. Many times I meet service people who are _______and sometimes simply rude, but there are exceptions (例外)of course. Some companies _______ appreciate their customers, while others don’t. Needless to say, good service is associated with very _____ companies.
1.A. which B. where C. there D. when
2.A. in B. at C. by D. for
3.A. recognized B. remarked C. remembered D. addressed
4.A. trip B. visit C. study D. walk
5.A. service B. letter C. treatment D. welcome
6.A. so B. but C. or D. and
7.A. without B. with C. for D. within
8.A. taking B. picking C. fetching D. buying
9.A. stay B. leave C. pay D. escape
10.A. punished B. respected C. ordered D. appreciated
11.A. strict B. intelligent C. right D. clever
12.A. liked B. hated C. received D. requested
13.A. influenced B. admitted C. protected D. stopped
14.A. school B. airport C. shop D. church
15.A. pay off B. pick up C. pay for D. meet with
16.A. sell B. exchange C. damage D. make
17.A. better B. higher C. happier D. worse
18.A. uneducated B. stupid C. enthusiastic D. patient
19.A. hardly B. really C. almost D. rather
20.A. disappointing B. abandoned C. unlucky D. successful
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I knew it was snowing before I opened my eyes. There was that special quiet in the air that comes when the city is heavily ________ with snow. My thirteen-year-old big brother, Lenny, came in and asked me if I wanted to go ________ with him in Madison Square Garden.
I had no time to ________. I dressed myself in a hand-mc-down winter coat, put on the boots and ________ the clasps(搭扣). Eventually, we ________ on the twenty-block journey in the snow.
The first twelve blocks weren’t ________, but the long cross town street ________ to be terrible. The fierce winds made it almost impossible to ________ forward. I could no longer ________ my brother. My ________ was uncovered. My hands and feet ached with ________.
We stopped in a doorway for a rest. Lenny took his hands out of his pockets and bent down to refasten the ________ metal clasps of my boots. ________ that Lenny had to take care of me, I stared straight ahead and ________ a man walking toward us through the snow.
I was unable to ________ how old he was but he was tall, thin, and had a gentle, ________ face. He wore no hat. There was a ________ around his neck, and his overcoat, like ours, was caked with snow. He kneeled down before me and wrapped his soft wine-colored scarf ________ around my head.
1don’t remember ice-skating that day, or how we got home. All my ________ holds is the snow, the ________ of a stranger, and my big brother, Lenny.
1.A. mixed B. filled C. blanketed D. surrounded
2.A. skating B. swimming C. running D. shopping
3.A. kill B. pass C. spend D. waste
4.A. fastened B. opened C. wore D. broke
5.A. cut off B. blocked out C. set out D. settled down
6.A. curious B. difficult C. distant D. heartbreaking
7.A. proved B. failed C. happened D. promised
8.A. ride B. look C. pull D. push
9.A. keep track of B. keep up with C. pay attention to D. stay away from
10.A. head B. neck C. hat D. overcoat
11.A. frost B. cold C. snow D. wind
12.A. small B. great C. dirty D. icy
13.A. Scared B. Ashamed C. Surprised D. Excited
14.A. viewed B. watched C. observed D. saw
15.A. recognize B. know C. describe D. tell
16.A. familiar B. pretty C. handsome D. strange
17.A. leather B. lace C. scarf D. circle
18.A. calmly B. roughly C. tightly D. closely
19.A. life B. memory C. family D. heart
20.A. kindness B. modesty C. optimism D. determination
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“It’s time to wake up, Emily,” my mom sings from the kitchen. I ______ to open my eyes. Why didn’t the alarm on my cellphone go off?
Soon, I realize today is the day for my ______ : “A day without technology.”
I didn’t realize what I had gotten myself into until I was driving to school in my car in ______. No radio broadcasting my favorite songs. I had to sing to myself.
As soon as I got to school, I went to the library to print out my English project . “Uh-oh,” I thought. “This isn’t allowed. ”
The school day went on and I finally grew ______ the rule. This wasn’t so _______! I could do this every day.
I drove home after school, and my ______ eventually went into afterschool mode,______on what I would eat for supper and who would be voted off American Idol later that night. The______thing I knew, I was chatting with my friends on Facebook, checking email and watching a video on YouTube, all at the same time!
My mom walked in and her jaw dropped.
“What happened to no ______?” She asked me. I froze for the second time that day and forced myself to go back to reality. I had ______.
This experiment, which many teenagers would never have the courage to attempt, was actually _______to me. Even though my attempt at going about my day without technology was a failure, I realized that if I really tried, I would be completely _____ without my addiction to technology.
Hey, we may even find we like talking to our families instead of watching TV. We might________ a bicycle ride or a walk to the park instead of looking at pages and pages of Facebook pictures.
These devices certainly make my life easier, and I definitely wouldn’t _______getting rid of them altogether, but I do believe the lives of today’s teenagers would be obviously _________without our technology dependence.
1.A. try B. pretend C. refuse D. decide
2.A. expectation B. exploration C. experience D. experiment
3.A. doubt B. silence C. surprise D. excitement
4.A. interested in B. annoyed with C. impatient with D. used to
5.A. hard B. easy C. strange D. comfortable
6.A. rule B. plan C. mind D. role
7.A. agreeing B. concentrating C. counting D. depending
8.A. one B. first C. last D. next
9.A. homework B. control C. pressure D. technology
10.A. improved B. started C. failed D. finished
11.A. available B. convenient C. beneficial D. avoidable
12.A. fine B. terrible C. creative D. successful
13.A. quit B. enjoy C. hate D. regret
14.A. suggest B. mind C. practice D. prevent
15.A. boring B. complicated C. difficult D. different
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The United States will hold local, state and national elections this Tuesday. It seems that the Democrats (民主党) may be in a position to end Republican control of one or both houses of Congress.
Seventy percent of the fifty states will elect governors (地方长官). If the Democrats win four more of these than they have now, the Republicans would also lose their majority at the state level.
So both parties are fighting hard. Elections in America bring a flood of political advertising, especially on television. These messages are often negative (消极的) or attack ads.
Americans traditionally say they dislike negative ads, but political experts say these ads often work. In many cases, the candidates likely to gain from negative ads say that their own campaigns (活动) were not involved. Outside groups or national party committees often pay for these ads. Some are about issues, like a candidate’s position on the war in Iraq or immigration. But political ads increasingly seem to be attacking candidates personally.
Some political watchers say this year’s election has brought more negative ads than ever before. Whether this is true remains to be proven.
But some ads have made news, like a Republican National Committee ad against Harold Ford. The ad was based on the fact that last year he attended a Super Bowl party held by the men’s magazine Playboy. The ad showed an actress with bare shoulders saying she met him at the Play boy party. "Harold, call me," she says.
The ad might have seemed humorous, except that the woman is white and Mr. Ford is black.
63. The underlined word "some" in the fourth paragraph refers to ______.
A. campaigns B. Ads C. groups or party committees D. candidates
64. About political ads, the author ______.
A. doesn’t show his own opinion
B. thinks they are negative
C. considers them fair
D. disagrees with them
65. The author mainly discusses ______.
A. American elections
B. the ads campaign behind American elections
C. negative ads in the US
D. political advertising on TV
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My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane 36 at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very 37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to 38 . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my 39 .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the 40 time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their man-made 41 .42 me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
43 my friend had left, I went to a 44 near the hotel to get something 45 . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the 46 what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some 47 ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the 48 thing as the man at the next table was 49 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway 50 I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I 51 to walk around the city. I wanted to see 52 on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay 53 and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of 54 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to 55 .
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高一英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析
Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns (客栈) instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bedandbreakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America's bedandbreakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bedandbreakfast inns have only a few rooms. Others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do.
Staying at a bedandbreakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone's home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationists say they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.
A.every year B.for years
C.all the year round D.every other year
2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.The bedandbreakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time.
B.The bedandbreakfast inns are private homes opened to vacationists.
C.Some Americans like to stay at bedandbreakfast homes instead of hotels.
D.The bedandbreakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room
for the night.
3.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bedandbreakfast inns?
A.They can meet local families.
B.The money they spend there is much less.
C.It is like visiting someone's home
D.All of the above.
4.Staying at the bedandbreakfast inns, ________.
A.the owners will show the travelers around the area
B.the travelers don't have to pay for the telephone or television
C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D.the travelers needn't pay anything
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My classmates insisted that I ________ the school field trip to Jilin.
A. organized B. would organize C. organize D. had organize
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
The fact that blind people can see things using other parts of their bodies apart from their eyes may help us understand our feeling about color. If they sense color differences, then perhaps we, too, are affected by color without knowing it.
Salesmen have discovered by experience over a long period of time that sugar sells badly in green wrappings(包装), that blue foods are considered not agreeable to the taste, and that cosmetics(化妆品) should never be packed in brown. Their discoveries have grown into a whole subject of color psychology(心理学)。 Some of our preferences(偏爱) for colors are clearly psychological. Dark blue is the color of the night sky and therefore connected with calm, while yellow is a day color connected with energy and encouragement. Experiments have shown that colors, partly because they are connected with psychology, also have a direct effect on people’s mind. People in bright red surroundings show an increase in breathing speed, heartbeat and blood pressure; red is exciting. Pure blue has exactly the opposite effect; it is a calming color. Being exciting, red was chosen as the signal for danger, but a close study shows that a bright yellow can produce a more basic state of alarm, so fire engines in some advanced areas are now rushing around in bright yellow colors that stop buses, trucks and cars.
1.. The passage tells us that salesmen have __________.
A. discovered the relationship between color and psychology
B. tried out colors on blind people
C. found out that color affect sales
D. developed a special subject of color psychology
2.. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. what color we prefer depends on our state of mind
B. foods sell well in green or blue wrappings
C. blind people cannot sense color difference
D. a bright yellow has exactly the opposite effect to red
3.. If people are exposed to(置身于) pure blue, _________.
A. their blood pressure rises
B. they want to taste blue foods
C. they will feel like buying things
D. they won’t easily feel nervous
4.. Which of the following do you think is the best title of the passage?
A. Colors and sales B. Colors and feelings
C. The blind and colors D. Preferences for colors
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---Are you kind enough to open the door for me?
---_________________.
A.My pleasure B.That’s all tight C.Take it easy. D.With pleasure.
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析