阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Typhoons (台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names.Sometimes they have very beautiful names.Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in ten years.
It began to rain in the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971.At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away.The wind became stronger and stronger.The typhoon shelters (避风港) were soon full of boats.Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors (锚).Some very big ships went out to sea.It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because it cannot be blown onto rocks.Kai Tak Airport closed.No planes were able to take off or land.At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night.It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and 66 of these had to go to hospital.1500 lost their homes.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
1.What’s true according to the passage?
A.Typhoons all over the world have girls’ names.
B.Typhoons with pretty names are usually beautiful.
C.Typhoon Rose only hit Hong Kong.
D.For ten years, people in Hong Kong haven’t seen a worse typhoon than Typhoon Rose.
2.What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose?
A.Lots of big shops were blown onto rocks.
B.More than two hundred people lost their lives and many more lost their homes.
C.People didn’t sleep well in such bad weather.
D.People turned off the lights at 9:00 in the evening.
3.The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose because ____________.
A.it caused the terrible losses(损失)
B.they didn’t sleep well that night
C.Typhoon Rose wasn’t as pretty as its name
D.they couldn’t find their ships after the typhoon
4.Some big ships didn’t go inside the shelters because _______.
A.they had more anchors
B.it is safer outside
C.they were out at sea and they weren’t fast enough to reach the shelters when Typhoon Rose came
D.it was too expensive for big ships to go inside the shelters
5.This passage is mainly about ______.
A.the names of typhoons
B.typhoons in Hong King
C.Typhoon Rose
D.the typhoons
高一英语阅读理解简单题
阅读A、B、C三篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life.He spent all his free time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competitions.He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup (银杯) for the Rose of the Year.
Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were very near to a middle school.Boys of around thirteen of age were often tempted (引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses.So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or near his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times.Mr.Flowers had tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful.He had been to school to report to the headmaster; but this had not done any good.He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden; but the boys could run faster than he could, and they laughed at him from far away.He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden, so that the boys would have nothing to throw; but they soon found others.
At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea.He put up a large notice (布告) made of good, strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses.On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICE.After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble; the boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
1.It was Mr.Flowers’ hope to ________.
A.build glass-houses in his free time
B.grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C.win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color
D.grow a rose with the longest name
2.Boys were often tempted to ________.
A.throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-house
B.throw stones at Mr.Flowers from their school
C.be in or near by Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses
D.play with Mr.Flowers near his glass-houses
3.Mr.Flowers stayed in or near by his glass-houses _______.
A.at times when school-boys were walking near them
B.all the school day when there were no boys about
C.where he could not be seen by the boys passing
D.at the beginning and end of the school day
4.Mr.Flowers had tried to ______ to protect his glass.
A.be on watch in his free time
B.ask the headmaster for help
C.pick up all the stones around his garden
D.do all the above
5.Mr.Flowers’ good idea was to ______.
A.write some words on the glass
B.put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C.give the boys something else to throw stones at
D.send for policemen
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Once there was an old man in a town.He always forgot a lot of things.So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone.Before he left home,his wife said, “Now you have all these things.They are what you need for your trip.Take care of your things during the trip.”He went to the station,bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later,the conductor began to check the tickets.He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?”The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets,but he could not find it.He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket.Ireally bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket.All right,you don’t have to buy another one.”said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going?----I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
51.The old man in the story was very__________.
A. kind B.poor C.forgetful D.sad
52.Where is the ticket?
A.The old man forgot to buy it.
B.The old man could not remember where it was.
C.The old man showed it to the conductor.
D.The old man’s wife took the ticket away.
53.The old man bought the ticke__________he got on the train.
A.before B.after C.as D. when
54.The conductor__________the old man.
A.didn’t believe B.laughed at C.believed D.felt soory for
55.The old man was sad because_____________.
A.he sad to buy another ticket B.he lost all the things his wife gave him
C.he did not know where he was D.he did not know where he should get off
高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once upon a time there lived a poor man named Malcolm who hunted for his food. One warm spring day, Malcolm had been for many hours, and he was hot and tired and hungry. He hadn’t even a mouse. When he came upon a big tree, he sat down under its to rest. Suddenly he found a big ostrich (鸵鸟) egg beside the tree. He the egg and carried it back to his hut (小屋).
The egg was so white and round, pure and beautiful that he couldn’t eating it. So he put the egg on the table and went to sleep.
The next morning when he woke up, he was to find bread and soup on his table. He was so hungry, so he tore off a piece and ate it. “I’ve never anything so delicious,” he said aloud. Then he heard a voice answer, “It’s bread and soup I’ve made for you.”
He turned to find a beautiful woman standing beside the ostrich egg, was cracked wide open. “Malcolm, you are a kind and generous man, and I will make you for the rest of your life. me and I will always make delicious food for you.”
“How can this be? An ostrich egg’s cannot speak or cook or marry me,” he said.
“I will make you happy, Malcolm,” she said, “You must only this: you will never call me the daughter of an ostrich egg.”
“I promise,” Malcolm said.
And so they got married. For many years they lived great happiness. His wife brought him , goats and made him a chief. But one day, Malcolm got so that he was not with what he had. He quarreled with his . He said his wife was the daughter of an ostrich egg… And he was alone again, living in his hut, his old clothes. There were no cattle, no goats and no wife.
He understood that he had been to let greed (贪婪) and anger get the better of him and to break his promise to his wife.
1.A. boating B. fishing C. hunting D. swimming
2.A. caught B. removed C. bitten D. held
3.A. way B. fur C. poster D. shade
4.A. took up B. picked up C. put up D. added up
5.A. wait B. help C. imagine D. expect
6.A. exciting B. secure C. amazed D. lively
7.A. smelt B. looked C. sounded D. tasted
8.A. which B. whose C. who D. that
9.A. intelligent B. happy C. attractive D. popular
10.A. Follow B. Accept C. Admit D. Marry
11.A. sister B. daughter C. mother D. son
12.A. doubt B. respond C. select D. promise
13.A. in B. at C. under D. beyond
14.A. sheep B. pigs C. cattle D. chicken
15.A. puzzled B. greedy C. magical D. upset
16.A. satisfied B. surprised C. popular D. certain
17.A. daughter B. mother C. wife D. grandfather
18.A. in peace B. in a flash C. in danger D. in a way
19.A. wearing B. having C. preparing D. replacing
20.A. informal B. artificial C. severe D. mistaken
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once a wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his students. While they were travelling, they happened to pass a lake. They ____ there and the wise man told one of his students, “ I am _____. Get me some water from the lake there.”
The student _____ up to the lake. When he reached it, he ______ that some people were ______ clothes in the water, and, right at that moment, a cart (四轮车) started ______ the lake. As a result, the water became very ______. The student thought, “ How can I give this muddy water to my teacher to drink!” So he ______ and told the wise man, “ The water there is very muddy. I don’t think it is ______ to drink.”
After about half an hour, again the wise man asked the _____ student to go back to the lake and get him some water to drink. The student obediently (顺从的) went back to the lake. This time he found that the lake had absolutely ______ water in it. The mud had settled down and the water above it looked fit to drink. So he ______ some water in a pot and took it to his teacher.
The wise man looked at the water, and then he looked up at the student and said, “ See _____ you did to make the water clean. You let it be … and the mud ______ on its own --- and you got clear water… Your mind is also like that. When it is ______, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don’t have to ______ any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless.”
What did the wise man _______ here? He said, “ It is effortless.” ______ peace of mind is effortless process. When there is peace inside you, that ______ permeates (蔓延) to the outside. It ______ around you and in the environment, so that people around start feeling that peace and grace.
1.A. left B. separated C. stopped D. complained
2.A. hungry B. hot C. worried D. thirsty
3.A. set B. walked C. rode D. rushed
4.A. predicted B. noticed C. expected D. knew
5.A. washing B. buying C. selling D. exchanging
6.A. crossing B. plugging C. stepping D. driving
7.A. still B. cold C. unusual D. muddy
8.A. called in B. went back C. pushed forward D. came on
9.A. normal B. tasty C. safe D. easy
10.A. insightful B. similar C. same D. kind
11.A. clear B. fresh C. dirty D. quiet
12.A. offered B. heated C. observed D. collected
13.A. what B. where C. why D. how
14.A. mixed up B. broke down C. settled down D. dried out
15.A. hurt B. damaged C. interrupted D. disturbed
16.A. put in B. take in C. give off D. dig out
17.A. perform B. emphasize C. appreciate D. operate
18.A. Creating B. Sharing C. Discovering D. Having
19.A. situation B. process C. peace D. care
20.A. benefits B. spreads C. fills D. Surrounds
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a bird made of stone. She was beautiful and magic. She lived near the entrance to a beautiful ________ between two mountains. The bird was so ________ that she had to walk on the ground instead of ________ in the sky.
Though she couldn’t fly, she ________ looking up at the trees every day. She ________ one day being able to fly and see the ________ forest from up high. ________ , that dream was gone after a great fire.
When the fire was ________ put out, all that was left of the trees were stumps(树桩). ________ plants and animals that had live there were gone. The stone bird was the only one that didn’t ________ in the fire. When she saw what had ________ to the trees, she felt very sad. Looking at the burnt trees, she couldn’t ________ crying. She cried for hours and days. She cried with such a feeling that her ________ were wearing away her stone ________. Finally all her body was worn away and the bird had ________ some water.
But when the ________ came out, the water rose into the sky and became a happy little cloud which could fly over the trees and see everything ________.
Since then, the little cloud has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed the ________ of all the forests and beautiful countryside. She never ________ what had burnt the trees, so she was very careful to pour her rain down on any tree she saw ________. She saved a lot of trees.
1.A. field B. lake C. sea D. forest
2.A. proud B. surprising C. heavy D. pretty
3.A. walking B. trying C. singing D. flying
4.A. needed B. began C. enjoyed D. disliked
5.A. made up B. dreamed of C. gave up D. talked about
6.A. dusty B. poor C. small D. beautiful
7.A. However B. Also C. Therefore D. So
8.A. sadly B. possibly C. finally D. suddenly
9.A. Some B. All C. Few D. No
10.A. change B. live C. watch D.die
11.A. happened B. come C. moved D. climbed
12.A. continue B. start C. keep D. stop
13.A. minds B. feelings C. hands D. tears
14.A. house B. heart C. body D. habit
15.A. cared about B. turned into C. turned up D. looked for
16.A. star B. air C. moon D. sun
17.A. below B. above C. backward D. ahead
18.A. views B. areas C. colours D. numbers
19.A. found B. explained C. forgot D. knew
20.A. falling B. burning C. growing D. shaking
高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest.It was warm, soft and comfortable.And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give.Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day.But suddenly his world eagle changed.His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear.He thought he would die soon.He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food.The baby eagle was wild with joy.But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby.
The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry.Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the Last meal I give you.Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said.Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster.He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth.The ground was much closer.Then something strange happened.The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more.Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
1.Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A.lie lived in a nest in the tree.
B.He was always cold and hungry.
C.He lived very happily with friends.
D.His mother offered him nice food.
2.How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?
A.Sad
B.Afraid
C.Happy
D.Angry
3.What does the word “abandon” mean?
A.保护
B.抛弃
C.歧视
D.拯救
4.We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________
A.The baby eagle lost his mother
B.The baby eagle fell down and died
C.The baby eagle was still angry with his mother.
D.The baby eagle could get food himself.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖).The baby eagle loved his nest.It was warm, soft and comfortable.And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give.Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day.But suddenly his world eagle changed.His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear.He thought he would die soon.He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food.The baby eagle was wild with joy.But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby.
The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry.Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the Last meal I give you.Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said.Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster.He looked up at his mum.“ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth.The ground was much closer.Then something strange happened.The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more.Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
1.Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A.lie lived in a nest in the tree.
B.He was always cold and hungry.
C.He lived very happily with friends.
D.His mother offered him nice food.
2.How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?
A.Sad
B.Afraid
C.Happy
D.Angry
3.What does the word “abandon” mean?
A.保护
B.抛弃
C.歧视
D.拯救
4.We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________
A.The baby eagle lost his mother
B.The baby eagle fell down and died
C.The baby eagle was still angry with his mother.
D.The baby eagle could get food himself.
高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard(橄榄园). He was very hardworking, and the ________ always prospered(繁荣)under his care. But he knew that his three ________ looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth.
When the farmer was ________ and felt that he would die, he ________ the three sons to him and said, “My sons, there is a pot of gold ________ in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
The sons tried to ________ him to tell them in what part of the orchard the ________was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer was ________, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold; since they did not ________where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one ________ of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.
The________ until they had turned up the________ from one end of the orchard to the other, ________ the tree-roots and between them. ________ no pot of gold was to be found. It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits. The three sons were bitterly ________ to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive ________, the olive trees in the orchard bore(结果实)more fruit than they had ________ given; when it was________ , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
And when they saw how much money had ________ the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had ________ when he said, “There is gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.”
1.A.garden B.farm C.factory D.hospital
2.A.friends B.relatives C.sons D.children
3.A.healthy B.unlucky C.old D.sad
4.A.showed B.led C.visited D.called
5.A.sent B.put C.locked D.hidden
6.A.get B.wait C.cause D.make
7.A.gold B.goods C.jewel D.clothes
8.A.weak B.lost C.sick D.dead
9.A.think B.wonder C.know D.realise
10.A.top B.end C.surface D.bottom
11.A.searched B.dug C.discovered D.expected
12.A.sand B.ground C.soil D.floor
13.A.over B.among C.across D.round
14.A.Since B.And C.But D.Before
15.A.surprised B.disappointed C.worried D.sad
16.A.distance B.part C.season D.degree
17.A.already B.even C. still D.ever
18.A.sold B.made C.shipped D.saved
19.A.come on B.come about C.come from D.come up
20.A.thought B.mean C.planned D.guessed
高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he1. a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 2.. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he 3.liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect 4.for peaceful towering mountains all around it. 5. was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this 6. thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
7. picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and 8.. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning 9.. Down the side of the mountain ________10.a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look 11. at all.
But when the king looked 12., he saw behind the waterfall a tiny 13. growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her 14.. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest —15. perfect peace.
Which picture do you think won the prize? The king 16. the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” 17. the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place 18. there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and 19. be calm in your heart. That is the real 20. of peace.”
21. A. afforded B. offered C. accepted D. canceled
22.A. collected B. planned C. tried D. directed
23.A. hardly B. slightly C. really D. generally
24.A. bowl B. mirror C. plate D. cover
25.A. Outward B. Indoors C. Overhead D. Downhill
26.A. prize B. result C. artist D. picture
27. A. The one B. Another C. Other D. The other
28. A. bare B. fresh C. green D. distant
29. A. played B. screamed C. wandered D. cheered
30.A. connected B. floated C. fell D. rose
31.A. hopeful B. peaceful C. successful D. careful
32. A. regularly B. suddenly C. closely D. casually
33.A. flower B. ground C. tree D. bush
34. A. house B. business C. nest D. relationship
35.A. of B. in C. by D. for
36.A. protect B. forced C. depended D. chose
37.A. explained B. described C. reminded D. persuaded
38.A. which B. where C. whose D. that
39.A. thus B. even C. also D. still
40.A. story B. meaning C. source D. history
高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析
第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he 36 his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and he started his 37.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was 38 in the park just staring at some pigeons(鸽子). The boy sat down next to her and opened his 39_. He was about to take drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked 40 ,so he offered her a Twinkie . She 41 accepted it and smiled at him. Her 42 was so pretty that he boy wanted to see it 43 , so he offered her a root beer. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was 44 !
They sat there all 45 eating and smiling, but they never said a word .
As it grew dark , the boy realized how 46 he was and he got up to leave , but before he had gone more than a few steps , he 47 around , ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug . She gave him her 48 smile ever .
When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was 49 by the look of joy on his face .
She asked him, “What did you do today that made you so happy?”
He replied, “I had 50 with God. ” But before his mother could respond, he added, “You know 51 ? She’s got the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen!”
Meanwhile, the old woman , also radiant(容光焕发的)with 52 , returned to her home .
Her son was shocked by the look of 53 on her face and he asked, “Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?”
She replied, “I 54 Twinkies in the park with God.” But before her son responded, she added, “You know, he’s much 55 than I expected.”
36.A.packed B.carried C.delivered D.arranged
37.A.game B.journey C.car D.work
38.A.standing B.playing C.sitting D.waiting
39.A.suitcase B.bag C.beer D.map
40.A.worried B.pale C.hungry D.poor
41.A.willingly B.joyfully C.respectfully D.gratefully
42.A.face B.skirt C.smile D.ring
43.A.again B.often C.further D.soon
44.A.satisfied B.delighted C.moved D.shocked
45.A.morning B.day C.night D.afternoon
46.A.happy B.tired C.bored D.thirsty
47.A.turned B.looked C.walked D.jumped
48.A.commonest B.biggest C.weakest D.trickiest
49.A.surprised B.terrified C.impressed D.attracted
50.A.a talk B.a walk C.fun D.lunch
51.A.why B.who C.what D.where
52.A.joy B.fear C.anger D.content
53.A.victory B.regret C.peace D.surprise
54.A.sold B.baked C.drank D.ate
55.A.nobler B.taller C.wiser D.younger
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