高中英语阅读理解拔高练习

高中英语阅读理解拔高练习(一)Everybody is afraid of something. That’s what more than 1,700 kids told us when we asked them about fears and scary stuff. We gave kids a list of 14 scary things and asked which one frightened them most. Here are the top 5 answers from our survey (调查)：①Scary movies and TV shows；②Scary dreams；③Thunderstorms，hurricanes(飓风)；and other horrible weather；④War and terrorism (恐怖行动)；⑤Sounds heard at night.But not everyone is afraid of the same thing. And what makes one person scared can be of no big deal for someone else. Plenty of kids said their biggest fear wasn’t on our list.What is fear?Fear is a feeling that eyeryone has—it’s programmed into all of us—and that’s a good thing because fear is there to protect us. We’re born with a sense of fear so we can react to something that could be dangerous. The baby cries，and their mom comes over to comfort him or her，helping the baby feel safe and OK again.Real vs.PretendThe best way to get over a fear is to get more information about it.As kids get older，they understand more and start seeing the difference between what is real and unreal.So when William’s imagination leads him to think of witches，he can tell himself，“Wait a minute.They’re only pretend things.I don’t need to worry about them.”The same goes for the dark.A kid’s imagination can start playing tricks when the lights go out.What’s under my bed？Is that a thief I hear？With the help of a parent，kids can get more comfortable in the ing a nightlight or shining a flashlight under t he bed to see that there’s nothing there can help kids fight that fear.1．What did the writer find out from the survey?A．Some people have never experienced fear. B．Kids don’t like watching scary movies.C．All people are afraid of something. D．People often cry loudly when they are scared. 2．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A．The list of fears is not complete. B．The things people fear are of no big deal.C．Kids have more fears than people think. D．People are afraid of different things. 3．I n the writer’s opinion，________.A．having a sense of fear is not a bad thing B．babies have a weak sense of fearC．fear is not something that we are born with D．not all people can react to dangerous things(二)To see the world is one thing；to have someone to share it with is another. Indeed，travel becomes more interesting when you have a travel partner. A travel partner can be a close friend，a family member，a pal you’ve met online，or a business friend.You can have someone to talk toTraveling alone is fun，but wouldn’t you feel lonely？Having a travel partner can remove the feeling of loneliness. This is especially true if you can get a travel companion who is very familiar with the place you’re traveling to.You don’t have to ask any information from the locals，and you can increase the time you spend in the country.__________________________One of the major headaches in traveling is the costs involved. You can’t simply ignore the rising price of hotels or plane tickets. You should also think about your daily needs，such as your food. Of course，you can’t simply go back without bringing any souvenirs (纪念品) to your friends and family. All these can ruin your budget. However，when you have a travel friend，you can have someone to share the expenses with.You can meet a good friendHaving a travel mate is a good way of meeting a new friend or even a lifelong partner.You can never count the number of couples who actually found their way into each other’s heart while traveling together in another country.You can have someone to watch out for youWhen you’re in a foreign land，you’ll never be really safe.You don’t know the rules as well as the culture of the people. A travel mate will be perfect to remind you of your duties in the country and to watch your back just in case you get lost. So why don’t you find a travel companion now?Let’s find out how ...1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A．To introduce a travel company. B．To encourage us to have a travel partner.C．To explain how to be a perfect travel partner.D．To tell an interesting experience with a travel partner.2．What’s the best title for the 3rd paragraph?A．You can have someone to share the expenses with. B．You can know the local culture well.C．You can enjoy food with your partner. D．You can save money by bargaining together. 3．Which of the following statements agrees with the author’s opinion?A．Traveling alone is not fun. B．Buying souvenirs isn’t necessary.C．Many people fall in love when traveling.D．It’s better to choose a stranger as a travel partner.4．The following paragraph will probably talk about________.A．how to get along with a travel partner B．how travel can benefit peopleC．what we can learn from travel D．how to find a travel partner(三)Millions of people pass through the gates of Disney’s entertainment parks in California, Florida and Japan each year. What makes these place an almost universal attraction? What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit these Disney parks? Well, one reason is the way they’re treated once they get there. The people at Disney go out of their way to serve their “guests”, as they prefer to call them, and to see that they enjoy themselves.All new employees, from vice presidents to part-time workers, begin their employment by attending Disney University and taking “Traditions（传统）I”. Here, they learn about the company’s history, how it is managed, and why it is successful. They are shown how each department relates to the whole. All employees are shown how their part is important in making the park a success.After passing “Traditions I”, the employees go on to do more specialized training for their specific（具体的）jobs. No detail（细节）is missed. A simple job like taking tickets requires foureight-hour days of training. When one ticket taker was asked why it took so much training for such a simple, ordinary job, he replied, “What happens if someone wants to know where the restrooms are, when the parade starts or what bus to take bac k to the campgrounds?…We need to know the answers or where to get them quickly. Our constant aim is to help our guests enjoy the party.”Even Disney’s managers get involved in the daily management of the park. Every year, the mangers leave their desks and business suits and put on special service clothes. For a full week, the bosses sell hot dogs or ice cream, take tickets or drive the monorail（单轨车）, and take up any of the 100 jobs that make the entertainment park come alive. The managers agree that this week help them to see the company’s goals more clearly.All these efforts to serve the public well have made Walt Disney Productions famous. Disney is considered by many as the best mass service provider in America or the world. As one longtime business obse rver once said, “How Disney treats people, communicates with them, rewards them , is in my view the very reason for his fifty years of success… I have watched, very carefully and with great respect and admiration, the theory and with great respect and admiration, the theory and practice of selling satisfaction and serving millions of people on a daily basis, successfully. It is what Disney does best.”1. The first day they come to Disney parks, all new employees .A. begin by receiving on-the-job trainingB. must learn several jobsC. begin as ticket takersD. have already attended Disney University2. Each year, managers wear special service clothes and work in the park to .A. set a good example for employeesB. remind themselves of their beginnings at DisneyC. gain a better view of the company’s objectivesD. replace employees on holiday3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Tourists learn the history of Disney in its entertainment parks.B. Disney attracts people almost from all over the world.C. Parades are regularly held in Disney’s entertainment parks.D. Disney’s managers are able to do almost all kinds of work in the Disney parks.4. This passage is mainly about .A. how Disney employees are trainedB. the history and traditions of the Disney enterprisesC. why Disney enterprises make a lot of moneyD. the importance Disney place on serving people well(四)Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you re member not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got ahaircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.1. If you want to have a good memory, .A. you should force yourself to remember thingsB. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exerciseC. you should never stop learningD. you should try hard to remember tings2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.C. The writer remembered to lock the door.D. the writer remembered unlocking the front door.3. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that .A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professorsB. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professorsC. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindednessD. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people4. In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .A. forgetting things is serious and dangerousB. always forgetting things is understandableC. forgetting things at times is naturalD. the way to p rotect yourself from memory “tricks”5. The best title for this passage is .A. How to Get a Good MemoryB. “Tricks” Of MemoryC. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is DangerousD. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness(五)The Food and Drug Administration is, again, threatening to impose milk and meat from cloned animals on a public that opposes the technology and its products.Respected polls report that more than 60% of Americans think animal cloning is immoral, and that most people said they w ouldn’t knowingly eat the products even if the FDA approved them. But because the FDA would allow cloned meat and milk to be sold without identifying labels, consumers wouldn’t be able to avoid them. The FDA has consistently tilted toward those who want cloned milk and meat in our food. Agency officials have repeatedly asserted that science shows cloned milk and meat are safe for humans. But the FDA has never published the complete scientific studies it says support that claim.The argument that cloning is safe for animals is unconvincing. Cloned meat and milk offer no public economic benefits. Having cloned cows produce more milk wouldn’t reduce milk prices. US farmers produce more milk than we drink, and the government is required to buy the surplus. Since 2000, dairy support programs have cost taxpayers more than $ 5 billion.Most important, this first decision to advance animal biotechnology raises ethical issues beyond the FDA’s expertise. Techniques used to clone animals will advance the ability to clon e humans－and create animals with human genes. Neither the agency nor animal scientists are qualified to tell us whether and when it is ethically acceptable for humans to alter the essential nature of animals. We need a national discussion, including ethicists and religious leaders, to consider the wisdom of cloned and transgenic animals. Given the risk of unintended consequences, we should proceed cautiously. The president should halt further FDA action on cloning and set in motion a process for beginning this broader discussion.1．The author’s attitude towards cloning is __________.A．neutral B．opposed C．approving D．supportive2．In US many people buy cloned foods __________.A．to support the new technique B．because FDA approved themC．because they cannot tell which is cloned food D．because thy cannot read the labels. 3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Because more milk is produced by cloned cows, the milk price is reduced.B．American farmers produce more milk than the people can consume.C．FDA approved that cloned food is safe for human beings.D．More and more people accept cloned milk and meat.4．From the text we know that cloning technique ___________.A．developed well enough to clone human beingsB．may cause unintended bad results to human beingsC．will bring more unexpected economic benefitsD．is supported by ethicists and religious leaders5．What’s the best title of this passage?A．Publice Is Against Cloned Food B．Benefits of Cloned FoodC．Cloned Food Is Illegal D．Technique in Cloned Food(六)The American baby boom after the war made unconvincing U.S. advice to poor countries that they limit their births. However, there has hardly been a year since 1957 in which birth rates did not fall in the United States and other rich countries, and in 1976 the fall was especially sharp. Both East Germany and West Germany have fewer births than they have deaths, and the United States is only temporarily able to avoid this condition because the children of the baby boom are now an exceptionally large group of married couples.It is true that Americans do not typically plan their births to set an example for developing nations. We are more affected by women's liberation: once women see interesting and well-paid jobs as careers available, they are less willing to provide free labor for child raising. From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive. And to the high cost of children are added the uncertainties, introduced by divorce; couples are increasing to subject children to the terrible experience of marriage breakdown and themselves to the difficulty of raising a child alone.These circumstances－women working outside the home and the instability of marriage, trend to spread with industrial society and they will affect more and more countries during the remainder of this century. Along with them goes social mobility, ambition to rise in the urban world, a main factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century.Food shortage will happen again when the reserves resulting from the good harvests of 1976 and 1977 have been consumed. Urbanization is likely to continue, with the cities of the developing nations struggling under the weight of twice their present populations by the year 2000. The presently rich countries are approaching a stable population largely because of the changed place of women, and they incidentally are setting an example of restraint to the rest of the world. Industrial society will spread to the poor countries, and ambition will exceed resources. All this will lead to a population in the 21st century that is smaller than that was feared a few years ago. For those anxious to see world population brought under control, the news is encouraging.1. During the years from 1957 to 1976, the birth rate of the United States _____.A. increasedB. was reducedC. experiences both falls and risesD. high divorce rate2. What influences the birth rate most in the United States is _____.A. highly paid jobsB. women's working for independenceC. expenses of child raisingD. high divorce rate3. The sentence "From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive"implies that _____.A. food and clothing for babies are becoming incredibly expensiveB. prices are going up dramatically all the timeC. to raise children, women have to give up interesting and well-paid jobsD. social development has made child-raising inexpensive4. A chief factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century is_____.A. birth controlB. wom en’s strong desire for workingC. the instability of marriageD. the changed place of women5. The population in 21st century, according to the writer _____.A. will be smaller than a few year agoB. will not be as small as people expectC. will prove to be threat to the worldD. will not continue as serious a problem as expected(七)I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me. I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in.“Want to go for a ride, today, Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”“No! Leave me alone!” Those were the last words I said to him that morning. My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later. I forgot to be mad at them and when I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it.“Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.When I reached the hospital, my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive. “Your father told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911, thank God! If he had moved Daddy, there’s no telling what might have happened. A broken rib（肋骨）might have pierced（穿透）a lung...”My mother may have said more, but I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear anything except those terrible words: Leave me alone. My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more. How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation. I held his hand gently,afraid of hurting him.“Daddy… I am so sorry…”“It’s okay, sweetheart. I’ll be okay. ”“No,” I said, “I mean about what I said to you that day. You know, that morning?”My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly. He looked at me and said. “Sweetheart, I don’t remember anything about that day, not before, during or after the accident. But I remember kissing you goodnight the night before. ”He managed a weak smile.My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power. They can hurt or they can heal. And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.1. The author was in bad mood that morning because _______.A. he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friendsB. his father had a terrible accidentC. his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friendsD. his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema2. Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?A. Because he was rude to his father that morning.B. Because he didn’t get along with his father.C. Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.D. Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital.3. The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that _____A. he had a poor memoryB. he didn’t hear what his son saidC. he lost his memory after the accidentD. he just wanted to comfort his son4. What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?A. Don’t hurt others with rude w ords.B. Don’t treat your parents badly.C. Don’t move the injured in an accident.D. Don’t be angry with friends at small things.(八)Two young giant-panda twins born in the United States have returned home to China, but are struggling to adapt to the language and food.The 3-year-old sisters, Mei Lun and Mei Huan, were the first surviving panda twins to be born in the United States, and were returned to China from Zoo Atlanta on Nov. 5. But the pair still understand English better than Chinese, and prefer American biscuits to Chinese bread.A zoo-keeper said that his main concern is that the pair are so addicted to American biscuits that everything they eat—from bamboos to apples—has to be mixed with biscuits. They even want to snack on (零食) biscuits when drinking water.The zoo-keeper is trying to wean them off their biscuit habit, gradually replacing the American food with Chinese bread. Mei Huan is adapting, but Mei Lun doesn't want to touch the unfamiliar bread.Mei Lun is the livelier of the two, often jumping onto the roof and hanging upside down from a rail, but her slightly younger sister Mei Huan is calmer, preferring to sit still, observe her new environment and occasionally snack on bamboo.A language barrier is also reported. While the pair respond to their own names, andunderstand some English phrases such as "come here," they don't understand the Sichuan dialect of Chinese.The news caused some laughter on Chinese social media, with some users commenting that the pandas would soon get used to Sichuan's famously spicy cuisine.1. Based on the passage, which statement do you think is right?A. The panda twins can fit in well in Sichuan.B. The panda twins are only fond of Sichuan food and dishes.C. The panda twins have been used to the new environment very quickly.D. It's hard for the panda twins to get used to the new environment soon.2. What does the underlined part "wean them off" in the fourth paragraph mean?A. help them get rid of.B. help them form.C. help them strengthen.D. help them keep.3. From the passage we learn that of the two sisters, ________.A. Mei Huan mainly eats bambooB. Mei Lun is living a more active lifeC. Mei Huan is not smarter than Mei LunD. Mei Lun is as quiet as her younger sister(九)Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Du tch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her t rue fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tifany’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.1. In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” means ___________.A. winning an Academy Award as Best ActressB. taking acting parts in stage showsC. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEFD. making her own movies2. The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that __________.A. she wanted to be a ballerinaB. it was safe thereC. her parents were from BritainD. the education there was excellent3. We can infer from the passage that ___________ .A. Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War IIB. Audrey lived in America in the 1950sC. Audrey was made to give up dancingD. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role4. _______ is the right order for Audrey’s life.①The first time she began to play in movies.②She returned to London from the Netherlands.③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.④She travelled all over the world in support of UNlCEF projects.⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.A. ①②⑤③④B.①②③⑤④C. ②①⑤③④D. ②①③⑤④(十)When times get tough, we all look for ways to cut back. When we’re hungry, we eat at home instead of going out. We take buses instead of taxis. And we wear our old designer jeans just a few months longer. With college expenses at all-time highs, high school students are eager to do anything to cut the cost of a university education.One cost-cutting proposal is to allow college students to get a bachelor’ s degree in three years instead of four. Educational institutions have been actively exploring ways to make the learning process more efficient. But there’s a question: Would the quality of undergraduate(本科生)education suffer? Few US universities have formally approved a “three-year degree” model.I doubt that mainstream North American colleges will carry out a three-year curriculum(课程) any time soon. For one thing, most universities already allow highly qualified students to graduate early by testing out of certain classes and obtaining a number of college credits(学分). In addition, at famous universities, the committee who determine which courses are required and which cou rses are electives are unlikely to suddenly “throw out” one quarter of the required credits. Professors will resist “diluting(稀释)” the quality of the education they offer.In my opinion, a quality four-year education is always superior to a quality three-year education. A college education requires sufficient time for a student to become skilled in their major and do coursework in fields outside their major. It is not a good idea to water down education, any more than it’ s not a good idea to water down m edicine. If we want to help students find their way through university, we should help them understand early on what knowledge and skills they need to have upon graduation. We should allow students to test out of as many courses as possible. We should give them a chance to earn money as interns(实习生)in meaningful part-time jobs that relate to their university studies, such as the five-year co-op program at Northeastern University.1.The first paragraph serves as a（n）.A．explanation B．comment C．definition D．introduction2. In most US universities, .A．college students are offered the co - op programB．electives' credits make up one quarter of the required creditsC．all students are required to finish four - year education before graduationD．some excellent students can graduate ahead of time3.According to the passage, we can infer that 。