At the U.S. Open championships in Flushing Meadows, New York last week, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) held an unusual youth press conference (新闻发布会). I say "unusual" because the main idea wasn't to promote the sport for young children. Yes, there was a youth tennis exhibition in which a group of fresh-faced kids from the area showed off their well developed skills. They used junior racquets and larger, low-pressure balls on a half-size tennis court－a way the organization supports as a means to help children have early success and stick with the game.
But the event's real purpose was to help parents realize the importance of introducing kids to all kinds of athletic programs rather than focusing specially on one. This may sound like something easy to do, but it's not. In today's achievement-oriented (成功向导 ) environment, children are being pushed to specialize in a single sport－whether it's tennis, hockey, soccer, or gymnastics － at ever-younger ages. Tom Farrey, executive director of the nonprofit Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program, says year-round sports programs are now offered down to age 5, too early an age for a child to limit himself or herself to a single activity. While parents naturally want the best for their child, they are being pressured by coaches to let him or her stick with one thing.
The result: More kids under age 12 are suffering injuries or, worse, burnout. According to the Aspen Institute's report, Project Play, fewer kids today are staying involved with sports than five years ago, partly because of forced specialization. Today's children are already on track to live shorter, less healthy lives than their parents because of obesity and related diseases, and this trend is only worsening matters.
Multi-sport participation, however, leads to better performance (because kids get a chance to develop different sets of skills ) and greater enjoyment of the game, says Farrey. The headlining athletes at the event repeated the idea that having kids do more than one sport is a plus (good for them).
1.According to Tom Farrey, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Having kids do more than one sport is an advantage to their future career.
B. A child should limit himself to a single activity under the age of 5.
C. Parents are being pressured to let their kids stick with one sport.
D. Multi-sport participation leads to most kids' worse performance.
2.The underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. introducing kids to many different sports instead of only one
B. inviting kids to only one sport instead of trying different ones
C. taking kids to only several different sports instead of too many
D. leading kids to any sport they like instead of trying many kinds
3. Fewer kids are staying involved with sports now than five years ago partly because they _______.
A. become too fat to take part in sports
B. have too much school work to complete
C. get too many injuries when they do sports
D. are pushed into specialized sport too hard
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Importance of Doing Sports
B. The Necessity of Physical Education
C. Stop Specializing in Sports So Early
D. Develop Children's Athletic Abilities
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题
At the U.S. Open championships in Flushing Meadows, New York last week, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) held an unusual youth press conference (新闻发布会). I say "unusual" because the main idea wasn't to promote the sport for young children. Yes, there was a youth tennis exhibition in which a group of fresh-faced kids from the area showed off their well developed skills. They used junior racquets and larger, low-pressure balls on a half-size tennis court－a way the organization supports as a means to help children have early success and stick with the game.
But the event's real purpose was to help parents realize the importance of introducing kids to all kinds of athletic programs rather than focusing specially on one. This may sound like something easy to do, but it's not. In today's achievement-oriented (成功向导 ) environment, children are being pushed to specialize in a single sport－whether it's tennis, hockey, soccer, or gymnastics － at ever-younger ages. Tom Farrey, executive director of the nonprofit Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program, says year-round sports programs are now offered down to age 5, too early an age for a child to limit himself or herself to a single activity. While parents naturally want the best for their child, they are being pressured by coaches to let him or her stick with one thing.
The result: More kids under age 12 are suffering injuries or, worse, burnout. According to the Aspen Institute's report, Project Play, fewer kids today are staying involved with sports than five years ago, partly because of forced specialization. Today's children are already on track to live shorter, less healthy lives than their parents because of obesity and related diseases, and this trend is only worsening matters.
Multi-sport participation, however, leads to better performance (because kids get a chance to develop different sets of skills ) and greater enjoyment of the game, says Farrey. The headlining athletes at the event repeated the idea that having kids do more than one sport is a plus (good for them).
1.According to Tom Farrey, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Having kids do more than one sport is an advantage to their future career.
B. A child should limit himself to a single activity under the age of 5.
C. Parents are being pressured to let their kids stick with one sport.
D. Multi-sport participation leads to most kids' worse performance.
2.The underlined word "this" in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
A. introducing kids to many different sports instead of only one
B. inviting kids to only one sport instead of trying different ones
C. taking kids to only several different sports instead of too many
D. leading kids to any sport they like instead of trying many kinds
3. Fewer kids are staying involved with sports now than five years ago partly because they _______.
A. become too fat to take part in sports
B. have too much school work to complete
C. get too many injuries when they do sports
D. are pushed into specialized sport too hard
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Importance of Doing Sports
B. The Necessity of Physical Education
C. Stop Specializing in Sports So Early
D. Develop Children's Athletic Abilities
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NEW YORK---One in five U.S. workers regularly attends after-work drinks with coworkers, where the most common mishaps range from badmouthing another worker to drinking too much, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Most workers attend so-called happy hours to bond with colleagues, although 15 percent go to hear the latest office gossip and 13 percent go because they feel necessary, said the survey conducted for CareerBuilder. com, an online job site. As to what happens when the after-work drinks flow, 16 percent reported bad-mouthing a colleague, 10 percent shared a secret about a colleague and 8 percent said they drank too much and acted unprofessionally. Five percent said they had shared a secret about the company, and 4 percent confessed to singing karaoke. While 21 percent of those who attended said happy hours were good for networking, 85 percent said attending had not helped them get closer to someone higher up or get a better position. An equal number of men and women said they attended happy hours with co-workers, with younger workers aged 25 to 34 most likely and workers over 55 least likely to attend. Overall, 21 percent of workers attend happy hours with co-workers and of those nearly a quarter go at least once a month.
The survey was conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder. Com among 6,987 full-time employees between February 11 and March 13. Harris Interactive said the results had a sampling error of plus or minus 1.2 percentage points.
1.Harris Interactive made the survey to find out________.
| A．how U.S. workers spend their after-work time |
| B．what U.S. workers do at after-work drinks |
| C．the relationships between U.S. workers |
| D．who are most likely to attend after-work drinks |
2.________of workers who attend after-work drinks speak ill of a colleague.
| A．4 percent | B．8 percent | C．16 percent | D．10 percent |
3.According to the passage, most of those surveyed believed attending after-work drinks________ .
| A．benefited them a lot | B．could provide information |
| C．only made them relaxed | D．was of no help to them |
4.We can learn from the text that ________ .
| A．workers over 55 don’t like to attend happy hours at all |
| B．about 75% of workers go more than once a month |
| C．10.5% of male workers attend happy hours with co-workers |
| D．about 700 workers surveyed shared a secret about a co-worker |
5.After the survey, it can be inferred that________.
| A．all the workers oppose after-work drinks |
| B．the workers may change their attitudes towards after-work drinks |
| C．all the workers support after-work drinks |
| D．all the workers are suggested going to attend after-work drinks |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York．Inside the car ________ ________ a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.
Each morning the millionaire ________________________ a poorly-dressed man ________________on a park bench(长凳)．The man always sat ________________________________staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived．One day the millionaire was so ________ in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he________________ to the bench．He said to the poor man, “Excuse me, ________________________ I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure．I have no job, no family and no ________________________．I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that ________________________day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had ．He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come ________ . I’ll ________________________________for the best room in that hotel for you for ________________________.” The millionaire smiled and felt ________________________ of himself.
A few days ________________________ , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he ________________________________ ________himself．To his great ________________________ , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench．When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m ________________________ here sleeping on the bench．I always dream I’m up there in the hotel．It’s a wonderful dream．But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was ________________________ here on this cold bench．It was ________________________ ________dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”
1.A． stayed B． stood C． sat D．seated
2.A． had B． noticed C． laughed D． heard
3.A． thinking B． lying C． sitting D． resting
4.A． down B． up C． there D． here
5.A． interested B． surprise C． strange D． nervous
6.A． rushed B． swam C． raced D． walked
7.A． but B． so C． and D． because
8.A． food B． bed C． home D． shoes
9.A． each B． one C． that D． every
10.A． a talk B． an advice C． a friend D． an idea
11.A． easy B． here C． true D． real
12.A． pay B． look C． work D． prepare
13.A． the first time B． two days C． two times D． a whole month
14.A． pleased B． proud C． glad D． sorry
15.A． past B． ago C． later D． before
16.A． liked B． enjoyed C． treated D． satisfied
17.A． joy B． surprise C． anger D． sorrow
18.A． down B． below C． up D． under
19.A． much B． still C． even D． besides
20.A． a terrible B． a surprised C． a moving D． an exciting
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Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York．Inside the car36 a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.
Each morning the millionaire 37 a poorly-dressed man 38on a park bench(长凳)．The man always sat39staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived．One day the millionaire was so 40 in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he41 to the bench．He said to the poor man, “Excuse me, 42 I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure．I have no job, no family and no 43．I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that 44day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had45 ．He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come46. I’ll 47for the best room in that hotel for you for 48.” The millionaire smiled and felt 49 of himself.
A few days 50 , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 51himself．To his great52 , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench．When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m 53 here sleeping on the bench．I always dream I’m up there in the hotel．It’s a wonderful dream．But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was54here on this cold bench．It was55dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”
1. A．stayed B．stood C．sat D．seated
2. A．had B．noticed C．laughed D．heard
3. A．thinking B．lying C．sitting D．resting
4. A．down B．up C．there D．here
5. A．interested B．surprise C．strange D．nervous
6. A．rushed B．swam C．raced D．walked
7. A．but B．so C．and D．because
8. A．food B．bed C．home D．shoes
9. A．each B．one C．that D．every
10. A．a talk B．an advice C．a friend D．an idea
11. A．easy B．here C．true D．real
12. A．pay B．look C．work D．prepare
13. A．the first time B．two days C．two times D．a whole month
14. A．pleased B．proud C．glad D．sorry
15. A．past B．ago C．later D．before
16. A．liked B．enjoyed C．treated D．satisfied
17. A．joy B．surprise C．anger D．sorrow
18. A．down B．below C．up D．under
19. A．much B．still C．even D．besides
20. A．a terrible B．a surprised C．a moving D．an exciting
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
My eldest son, _______ the work takes him all over the world, is in New York at the moment.
A. of whom B. whose
C. of whose D. of which
高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that.
Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night．
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning． So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends．
1.Jenny went to New York ____________ .
A．to do some shopping B．to see her friends
C．to spend her summer holiday D．to find a job
2.How did Jenny get to New York?
A．By train. B．By bus. C．By plane. D．On foot.
3.Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?
A．To the farm. B．To the Chinese restaurant.
C．To the airport. D．To the railway station.
4.When did Jenny go back home?
A．On Saturday afternoon. B．On Sunday morning.
C．On Saturday evening. D．On Sunday afternoon.
5.How long did Jenny stay in New York?
A．One night. B．Two nights. C．Three nights. D．Four nights.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend．Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel．They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that．
Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning．During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm．They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night．
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon．They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home．Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends．
1.Jenny went to New York________．
| A．to do some shopping |
| B．to see her friends |
| C．to spend her summer holiday |
| D．to find a job |
2.How did Jenny get to New York?
| A．By train． | B．By bus． | C．By plane． | D．On foot． |
3.When did Jenny go back home?
| A．On Saturday afternoon． |
| B．On Sunday morning． |
| C．On Saturday evening． |
| D．On Sunday afternoon． |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend. Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel. They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that.
Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning. During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm. They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night.
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning. So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon. They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home. Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friend.
1.Jenny went to New York________.
| A．to do some shopping |
| B．to see her friends |
| C．to spend her summer holiday |
| D．to find a job |
2.How did Jenny get to New York?
| A．By train. | B．By bus. | C．By plane. | D．On foot. |
3.Where did Jenny and her friends go on Saturday?
| A．To the farm. | B．To the Chinese restaurant. |
| C．To the airport. | D．To the railway station. |
4.When did Jenny go back home?
| A．On Saturday afternoon. | B．On Sunday morning. |
| C．On Saturday evening. | D．On Sunday afternoon. |
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
______ you look at it, the fast, exciting pace of life in New York city is fascinating and will continue to fascinate more and more people.
| A．How | B．What | C．However | D．whatever |
高一英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Li Na has won the championship in France Tennis Open. All the Asians______ her challenging spirit and excellent English.
A. are proud of B. are tired of
C. are ashamed of D. are short of
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