中职对口升学基础课英语一轮复习试题：阅读理解03

对口升学基础课英语一轮复习试题
阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA, in 1913. There were ten children in his family. Jesse was the youngest. He went to school in the city of Cleveland. At school he showed he had a special talent for athletics (田径). He could run fast. He could jump high. He could jump far. Because he was good at athletics, Jesse became a student at Ohio State University.
In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record. On the 25th May Jesse did something unusual. In 45 minutes he broke six world records. Some people think that this was the greatest athletics achievement ever.
In 1936 Jesse went to the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. There were only nineteen black athletes in the USA team. He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.
Jesse was not a professional athlete. This meant that he could not get money for running. Later, he became a professional athlete. To make money he had to appear in strange races. Sometimes he had to race against horses.
In 1960 somebody broke Jesse’s last world record. In 1980 Jesse died.
【文章大意】本文叙述了Jesse Owens出生在美国的阿拉巴马州，他在上学的时候就显示出他出色的体育才能，并在以后的多次比赛中获得了金牌。

41. Jesse Owens was born in _____in the USA.
A. Alabama
B. Cleveland
C. Ohio D Michigan
【答案】A
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in the USA,出生在Alabama，故选A。

42. Jesse showed he was very good at ______ when he was at school.
A. basketball
B. swimming
C. athletics
D. shooting
【答案】C
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据Because he was good at athletics,他显示出他的体育天赋，故选C。

43. Jesse’s first world record was for the ______.
A. running
B. relay race
C. high jump
D. long jump
【答案】D
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据In May, 1935 in Michigan, USA, he broke the world record for the long jump. This was his first world record.跳远是他的第一次打破世界纪录，故选D。

44. He won ______ gold medals in 1936 in the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany.
A. two
B. four
C. six
D. eight
【答案】B
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据He won gold medals in the 100 meters race, the 200 meters race, the long jump and the relay race.他赢得了100米赛跑，200米赛跑，跳远和接力中都获得金牌，共四枚，故选B。

45. This text mainly tells us a story about _____.
A. Jesse’s life
B. Jesse’s family
C. the records Jesse broke
D. the gold medals Jesse won
【答案】A
【.解析】主旨大意题。

根据主要讲述了Jesse的一生的生平事迹，故选A。

B
Very often young people dream not of owing a car but of having a motorcycle. They know that it takes less money to buy and to operate . With a little gasoline they can ride for hours . Boys and girls with motorcycles can also get to where they want to go very fast . they do not have to stay behind cars when there is a lot of traffic. They can go around the cars.
Motorcycles are also convenient to park if there is no space on the street , people sometimes push their bikes onto the lawn to leave them beside their house.
Some people like the noise almost as much as the speed . They may also feel like their grandparents did when they rode a fast horse. The motorcycles may be called the horse of modern time.
Girls and boys may belong to a motorcycle club. The members of these clubs get together and ride to places like state parks or lakes.
Many people have two motorcycles .They use one for the city streets and the other for riding
through fields. The other one is called a dirt bike .it is especially made for places where there are no roads. Because a dirt bike is not used in the city . A person must have a truck or a trailer to take it through the city streets.
It is fun to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into country to race their bikes. If they are expert riders , they may enter a race called the Motor-cross , and people will pay to see them ride. Better still, they may win a prize.
【文章大意】本文叙述了一些年轻人不愿开车，而选择骑单车，他们有的加入了骑车俱乐部，骑越野车比赛是他们最喜欢的。

46. Some young people dream of owing motorcycles instead of cars because ______.
A. motorcycles are called horses of modern times.
B. motorcycles are cheaper and better in traffic.
C. They want to save gasoline whose price is gong higher and higher.
D. Both B and C
【答案】B
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据They know that it takes less money to buy and to operate . Boys and girls with motorcycles can also get to where they want to go very fast . they do not have to stay behind cars when there is a lot of traffic.因为骑摩托车是比较省钱的，并且交通又方便，故选B。

47. Motor-cross is _____.
A. a motorcycle club .
B. a dirt bike
C. a wonderful motorcycle race
D. a truck or trailer.
【答案】C
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据they may enter a race called the Motor-cross可知Motor-cross是一个比赛，故选C。

48. According to the passage it is more fun ____.
A. to race the dirt bike
B. to go round the cars
C. to join the motorcycle club
D. to pay to see the race
【答案】A
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据It is fun to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into country to race their bikes.参加越野车比赛是比较有趣的，故选A。

49. People use dirt bikes in places where ____.
A. there is too much traffic
B. there are expert riders
C. there are no cars to drive
D. it is more difficult to pass through
【答案】D
【.解析】细节理解题。

根据it is especially made for places where there are no roads.越野车适合在比较难走的路上行走，故选D。

50. The passage mainly tells us ___.
A. why many people have two motorcycles.
B. why some young people would rather have motorcycles than cars.
C. why motorcycles are called modern horses.
D. why dirt bikes are not used in the city .
【答案】B
【.解析】主旨大意题。

根据一些年轻人愿意骑电动车不愿开车，故选B。