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In the past, American families tended to be quite large. Parents __________ five or more children were common. Over the years, the__________ of the family has decreased. One reason for this is an increase in the __________ of living. On the average, children attend schools for more years than they used to, making them ____________ dependent on their families longer. Moreover, children nowadays are better __________ and have more money to spend on _________ . The parents usually take the responsibility for all the expenses. Meanwhile, families are less close than they used to be. More and more American mothers _________ away from home. The break up of the family occurs when the parents ________ . A lot of children in the U. S. live part of their young lives with only one parent. Broken families usually result in problems for children and parents alike. Children blame themselves when their parents separate. They grow up feeling _________ as they are moved back and forth between parents. Usually one parent is responsible for raising the children. These single parents must care for the children’s emotional and psychological __________ while also supporting them financially. This is very demanding and __________ very little time for the parent’s own personal_________ . Single parents often marry other single parents. In this type of family, unrelated children are _________ to develop brother or sister relationship. The situations of many American families today are not good. However, recent signs ___________ that things are getting better. The divorce rate is__________ . The rate of childbirth is rising. Perhaps Americans have learned how important families are.

1.A.breeding B.raising C.feeding D.bringing

2.A.amount B.number C.size D.scale

3.A.level B.standard C.wage D.cost

4.A.finally B.financially C.fashionably D.faintly

5.A.worn B.wearing C.dressing D.dressed

6.A.luxury B.activity C.playing D.entertainnment

7.A.are B.run C.work D.separate

8.A.devoice B.apart C.divide D.scatter

9.A.uncomfortable B.uneasy C.noisy D.unsettled

10.A.needs B.notions C.motions D.blows

11.A.gives B.pays C.shows D.leaves

12.A.interest B.interests C.property D.possession

13.A.oppressed B.asked C.forced D.shown

14.A.oppressed B.refer C.explain D.indicate

15.A.declining B.lower C.weaker D.smaller

高一英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be called experience, and the college students will find that every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will generally teach gladly to any college student who does not look down upon them. The information from them differs from that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its theoretical (理论的) part -- the explanations of why things happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇的) . But the demonstration (示范) and report of what happens, and how it happens are correct even if the reports are in completely unscientific terms. Presently the college students will learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject. One important thing for a college student to remember is that if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.

　Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional practices handed down from father to son , or mother to daughter, of old country customs ,of folklore (风俗). All this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to separate good plants from wild grass.The college students should learn to realize and remember how much of real value science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area long age.

1. In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused wilderness" refers to _____.

A．personal experience

B．wild weeds among good plants

C．the information from the parents

D．the vast store of traditional practices

2. Which of the following statements is supported by the passage?

A．The college students have trouble separating good plants from wild grass

B．Craftsman’s experience is usually unscientific

C．The contemptuous (傲慢的) college students will receive nothing from craftsmen

D．Traditional practices are as important as experience for the college students

3. The author advises the college students to ______ .

A．be contemptuous to the craftsman

B．be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms

C．learn the craftsman’s experience by judging it carefully

D．gain the craftsman’s experience without rejection

4. The main idea of this passage is about ________.

A．what to learn from the parents             B．how to gain knowledge

C．why to learn from craftsman               D．how to deal with experience

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

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Ⅱ. 完形填空（共20小题，计20分）

In the past, most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, __36__, many mothers are working. More than half of the American women __37__ young children have __38__ outside the house.

American families settle the child care __39__ in different ways. Some parents permit __40__ children to stay home alone after school. The parents __41__ be sure the children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand __42__ rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they would __43__ permit their children to be at home alone. They usually __44___someone to take care of the __45__.

Some parents in the U.S. find their own way to __46__ the cost of child care in__47__.  Each person in one group __48__for the children of other group __49__ at different times. Some parents ask local__50__, schools and social organizations to help __51__ activities for the children. These child care choices often cost __52__ or no money. Many American parents, however, still __53__ with the problem of __54__ good child care at a __55___ price.

36.   A. therefore           B. otherwise            C. thus                   D. however

37.   A. like              B. as                       C. with              D. from

38.   A. children           B. jobs                        C. houses               D. money

39.   A. problem            B. question                   C. chance                     D. choice

40.   A. older              B. younger                   C. sicker           D. happier

41.   A. can               B. must                   C. may               D. ought

42.   A. dangerous      B. safety                       C. funny                D. true

43.   A. rather               B. certainly                   C. always              D. never

44.   A. send             B. stop                       C. pay                D. invite

45.   A. house             B. neighbors                 C. old              D. children

46.   A. protect           B. end                    C. reduce       D. increase

47.   A. schools             B. groups                     C. clubs         D. hospitals

48.   A. cares             B. sends                  C. asks             D. pays

49.   A. strangers           B. members                  C. officials       D. teachers

50.   A. shops            B. members                 C. churches       D. restaurants

51.   A. equip            B. offer                       C. play                  D. join

52.   A. much                      B. little                        C. enough             D. more

53.   A. enjoy                      B. discuss                     C. quarrel         D. struggle

54.   A. taking            B. finding                    C. losing           D. suffering

55.   A. high               B. low                   C. reasonable         D. real

高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

In the past, when people had problems, they usually went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines. A hot line is a telephone line. It offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers. Most hot lines are completely anonymous. That is to say, callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are free. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-time-job people with years of education and experience, but sometimes the advisers have only taken a short class before starting to work on the hot line. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.

1.How did people get advice when they had problems in the past?

A. They listened to the radio

B. They went to their families or friends

C. They watched TV programmes

D. They made telephone calls

2.What is a telephone hot line?

A. A hot telephone

B. A phone call to the listeners

C. A training class on the phone

D. A telephone line for people to get advice

3. What does the underlined word anonymous mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 开放的　　　　　　　　 B. 虔诚的

C. 匿名的　　　　　　 D. 免费的

4.According to the passage, how does a caller get in touch with the adviser working on the hot line?

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice.

Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines, too. A hot line is a telephone line that offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers .Most hot lines are completely anonymous ,that is to say , callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls, even if the calls are long distance ones. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-time people with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short training before starting to work on the hot lines. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems.

1.The underlined word “anonymous” in the passage means________in Chinese.

A .secret      B.  well-known        C. exact        D.  wonderful

2.When people call the hot line advisers, they .

A .often give their names and telephone numbers

B. generally have to pay for the long distance calls

C. usually pay nothing for most of the calls and advice

D. always try to get in touch with the volunteer advisers

3.The advisers working at hot lines .

A. have all been trained for a short time

B. are all volunteers

C. have all received years of education

D. are not all paid

4.The writer of the passage seems to think that .

A. hot lines help the callers a lot

B. advisers will solve all of the callers’ problems

C. people had better pay for the advice

D. people will not get advice from their families or friends

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

In the past, when people had problems, they went to their families or friends to get advice. Today it is possible to get advice from radio shows, TV programmes and telephone hot lines, too. A hot line is a telephone line that offers a direct way of getting in touch with advisers .Most hot lines are completely anonymous ,that is to say , callers do not have to say their names or telephone numbers. Most hot lines are usually free. Callers do not have to pay for the advice or the phone calls, even if the calls are long distance ones. At some hot lines, the advisers are volunteers. Other hot lines pay their advisers for their work. Usually the advisers are full-time people with years of education and experience, but sometimes, the advisers have only taken a short training before starting to work on the hot lines. All the advisers listen to people and help them solve their problems

1.A hot line is a telephone line

A.that is hot

B. through which people get advice

C.whose number no one knows

D.through which callers take a short training

2.the underlined word“anonymous”in the passage means　　　　　 in Chinese.

A.secret　　　　 B.well-known

C. exact　　　　 D.wonderful

3.When people call the hot line advisers, they

A.often give their names and telephone numbers

B.generally have to pay for the long distance calls

C.usually pay nothing for most of the calls and advice

D.always try to get in touch with the volunteer advisers

4.The advisers working at hot lines

A.have all been trained for a short time

B.are all volunteers

C.have all received years of education

D.are not all paid

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely－a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”.

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

1.What can we know about Cisneros in her childhood?

A. Her brothers disliked her.

B. She felt herself a nobody.

C. She was too shy to go to school.

D. She did not meet any good teachers.

2.The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ________.

A. run away from her family B. develop her writing style

C. make a lot of friends D. search for a husband

3.According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success?

A. Her childhood experience.

B. Her training in the Workshop.

C. Her feeling of being different.

D. Her early years in college.

4.What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

A. It enjoys great popularity among students.

B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros.

C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.

D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

高一英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Schools in the east tend to be better equipped, ________ those in the west are relatively poor.

A. as　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. but

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Because of the change in the American public school system over the last several years, now many parents choose to home-school their children. There are many reasons behind this. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

For some parents, they have religious (宗教的) reasons for home-schooling. The public school system does not have religious teachings, so these parents want to put religion into the children’s daily school activities. This might include teaching religion-based courses rather than coursework that is taught in public schools.

For some parents, they do not feel that their local school system offers their children the best learning opportunities. So they want to take matters into their own hands. This may be because the local school has low educational standards (标准) or for some other reason the parents think it necessary to take their children out of the system. Sometimes the parents just feel the children will get a better education at home.

Some parents may not be rich enough to send their children to a private school, so the next best thing in their eyes is home-schooling. Thus they can teach their children what they like.

One should remember that the laws about home-schooling vary from state to state. In some states, the parents are required to hand in monthly attendance records (出席记录) to their local school system. What’s more, most states require state testing at certain periods such as the CRCT.

1.The writer wrote this passage mainly to _______.

A．advise parents to home-school their children

B．explain why some parents choose to home-school their children

C．tell us the advantages and disadvantages of home-schooling

D．praise home-schooling and private schools

2.Paragraph 3 tells us that some parents choose home-schooling because ______.

A．school teachers are not strict with their children

B．their children don’t do well in their studies at school

C．their children don’t like going to school

D．they are not satisfied with the school education

3.What does the underlined word “vary” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Increase          B．Change           C．Spread           D．Keep

4.How many reasons for home-schooling are mentioned in the passage?

A．2                B．4                C．3                D．5

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Because of the change in the American public school system over the last several years, now many parents choose to home-school their children. There are many reasons behind this. Let’s take a look at a few of them.

For some parents, they have religious (宗教的) reasons for home-schooling. The public school system does not have religious teachings, so these parents want to put religion into the children’s daily school activities. This might include teaching religion-based courses rather than coursework that is taught in public schools.

For some parents, they do not feel that their local school system offers their children the best learning opportunities. So they want to take matters into their own hands. This may be because the local school has low educational standards (标准) or for some other reason the parents think it necessary to take their children out of the system. Sometimes the parents just feel the children will get a better education at home.

Some parents may not be rich enough to send their children to a private school, so the next best thing in their eyes is home-schooling. Thus they can teach their children what they like.

One should remember that the laws about home-schooling vary from state to state. In some states, the parents are required to hand in monthly attendance records (出席记录) to their local school system. What’s more, most states require state testing at certain periods such as the CRCT.

1.The writer wrote this passage mainly to _______.

A．advise parents to home-school their children

B．explain why some parents choose to home-school their children

C．tell us the advantages and disadvantages of home-schooling

D．praise home-schooling and private schools

2.Paragraph 3 tells us that some parents choose home-schooling because ______.

A．school teachers are not strict with their children

B．their children don’t do well in their studies at school

C．their children don’t like going to school

D．they are not satisfied with the school education

3.What does the underlined word “vary” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Increase          B．Change           C．Spread           D．Keep

4.How many reasons for home-schooling are mentioned in the passage?

A．2                B．4                C．3                D．5

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析