最新高中英语阅读理解_100篇
(新)高中英语阅读100篇
高中英语阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish witha sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicyc le. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would beA. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think yo u should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said,heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the poli ceman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She could n’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmers, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be ——exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people traveled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmersC. watch different TV programmersD. travel more and watch the same TV programmers6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and ar e kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children mora ls and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a qui et month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds4. In March, each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview (会见)about ______ parents.A. 10B. 20C. 15D. 55. May is always the busiest month because the parents want to ______.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children’s promotion(升级)C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staff16、（1分）Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big fam ily—his parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having qu arrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart—broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.。
高中语文阅读理解100篇高中生英语阅读文章
高中语文阅读理解100篇高中生英语阅读文章高中生英语阅读文章篇1：TravelMostpeople usually traveled by ship and train which are driven by steam engine.Itplayed an important part in many kinds of vehicles several scores of years ago.Whoinvented steam engine and what units could be used to measure the power of engine?The word “horse-power” was first used two hundred years ago.JamesWatt from a worker‟s family made the worldfirst widely used steam engine.Atfirst, he couldn‟t tell people how powerful it was, because there were no units at that time.Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute.Henamed that unit one horse-power.Inthis way he could measure the work of his steam engine.He discovered that a horse could lift a 3300-pound weight10 feet into the air in one minute.Hisengine could lift a 3300-pound weight100 feet in one minute.Becausehis engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horse-power engine.31.Themain idea of the passage is __B_.A.JamesWatt invented the steam engineB.JamesWatt first used horse-power as a unit of measureC.howmuch power does a horse haveD.whyWatt‟s engine is called a ten horse-power engine32.Thestory says that Watt made the first __D__.A.engineB.horse-powerengine efulengine D.widelyused steam engine33.JamesWatt was born in _A___.A.aworker‟s family B.afarmer‟s family C.ateacher‟s family D.adoctor‟ssteam engine34.Wattwanted to find a way to _D___.A.measurethe work his engine could do B.tell people how powerful his engine was C.lift a 3300-pound weight D.bothA and B35.Onehorse-power means the __A__.A.worka horse could do in a minute B.weighta horse could do in ten minutes C.worka horse could do in ten minutes D.weightof one horse高中生英语阅读文章篇2：DinnerDinner customs are different around the world.Ifyou are a dinner guest in Ghana, this informationwill help you a lot.In Ghana dinner is usually from four in the afternoon to six in the evening.Butthere are no strict rules about time.Whenevera guest arrives, a family offers food.Whenyou go to a home, the person whoreceives guests takes you to the living room first.At this time everyone weles you.Thenyou go to the dining room.Thereyou wash your hands in a bowl of water.Allthe food is on the table.In Ghana you usually eat with your fingers.Youeat from the same dish as everyone else.Butyou eat from one side of the dish only.Itis not polite to get food from the other side of the dish.Afterdinner, you wash your hands again in a bowl of water.Most meals in Ghana have a dish called fufu.Peoplein Ghana make fufu from the powder of someplants.Sometimesthey cut the fufu with a saw because it is very hard.Youmust chew fufu well, or you may get sick.Youeat fufu with the fingers of your right hand only.41.From the passage we know that in Ghana _____.A.therules for dinner time are not strict B.dinneris always at six in the eveningC.afamily offers food only at four in the afternoonD.peopleusually invite their guests to dinner later in the evening答案为A。
高中英语阅读理解100篇
1001 1 5O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real n ame was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Caroli na in 1862. As a young boy he lived an excit ing life. He did not go to school for very long, but he man aged to teach himself everyth ing he n eeded to know. Whe n he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried differe nt jobs. He first worked on a n ewspaper, and the n had a job in a bank, whe n some money went miss ing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stole n it. Because of that, he was sent to pris on. During the three years in pris on, he lear ned to write short stories. After he got out of pris on, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudde n cha nge at the end, to the reader s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the follow ing thi ngs?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to writestories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People eijoyed read ing O. Henry s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to pris on because .A. people thought he had stole n money from the n ewspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wan ted to write stories about pris onersD. people thought he had take n money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he bega n writi ng?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at lear ning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life in side the pris on.B. The n ewspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2 1 5One day a few years ago a very funny thing happe ned to a n eighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London s big medical schools, He had fini shed his teach ing forthe summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture no tes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skelet on ( ) to be used in his lecture, in a large brow n suitcase( ).At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy an ewspaper. He left his suitcase n ear the desk and went over to the shop.Whe n he got back he discovered that some one had take n his suitcase by mistake.He ofte n won ders what they said whe n they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert ' s teacheB . The neighbour ' s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher ' s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He n eeded it for the summer term in London.B. He n eeded it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wan ted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wan ted to take it home as he had fini shed his teachi ng.3. What happe ned at the airport?A. The skelet on went miss ingB. The skelet on was stole n .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher ' s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the follow ing might have happe ned afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）5分钟完成On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi ' an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telepho ned the man ager, for they had n ever see n a bicyclein the hotel ball before though they lived in Robert Friedla nder, an America n, arrived in Xi which started last December in New Delhi, I ndia.Whe n he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi ' aand his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander ' s next destinations （目的地）were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakista n.1. The best headli ne 标题）for this n ewspaper article would be. A. The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi ' anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because . A. he asked to see the man agerB. he en tered the hall with a bikeC. the man ager had to know about all foreig n guestsD. the man ager knew about his trip and was expect ing him3. Friedla nder is visit ing the three coun tries in the follow ing order, .A. China, In dia, and Pakista nB. In dia, China, and Pakista nC. Pakista n, China, and In diaD. China, Pakista n, and In dia4. What made Friedla nder want to come to China?the kin gdom ofbicycles. 'an topA. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi ' an .C. His in terest in Chin ese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedla nder can be said to be .A. cleverB. frie ndlyC. hardwork ingD. strong—min ded4、（1分）5分钟完成Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by trai n. He liked walki ng from the statio n to his office uni ess it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walk ing along the street whe n a stra nger stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seve n years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some mon ey, and you lent me 5, be c ause you said you were willi ng to take a cha nee so as to give a man a start on the way to success. ”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and t hen said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story! ”“ Well, answered the stranger, “ a®ou still willing to take a chanee? ”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? A. He went up to work by trainB. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot uni ess it rain ed.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walki ng to his office because _______ .A. he could n ' t afford the busesB. he wan ted to savem oneyC. he wan ted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had bee n willi ng to lend money to a stra nger in order to ____A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gai n more money4. One morning the stra nger recog ni zed Mr. Grey, and _____A. wan ted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. aga in asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make frie nds with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chanee ” means _______ .A. Mr. Gray happe ned to meet a stra ngerB. Mr. Grey had a cha nee to help a stra ngerC. Mr. Grey helped a stra nger by cha neeD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stra nger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）5分钟完成Eve n if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seve n feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulli ng you.Si nee there is gravity, water runs dow n hill. When you throw a ball in to the air, itfalls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls ( )around.The n, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have bee n inven ted. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape ( ) the earth s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word gravity means.A. the pull of everythi ng.B. the force of attract ion( ) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip( ) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth s gravity is greater tha n your weightD. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump on ly seve nfeet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everyth ing.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows dow nwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a stro ng force.D. the spaceship can jump higher tha n other thin gs.6 1 5An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woma n beh nd the wheel said proudly, Before you go any further, young man, Ithink you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine. The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. Iam also a friend of chief of police Bare ns, con ti nuede woma n, gett ing more angry each mome nt, Still he kept on writ ing. Young man per s heed, I know Judge Laws on and State Sen ator ()Patton. Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.Whyno, she an swered.Well that is the man you should have known, heaid, head ing back to his motorcycle, I an Bill Bronson.1. The policema n stopped the car because ___A. it was an expe nsive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driv ing bey ond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woma n was gett ing more angry each mome nt because ___A. the policeman didn ' t know her friendsB. the policeman didn ' t accept her kindnessC. the policema n was going to punish herD. she didn ' t know the policeman ' s name3. The policema n was ______ .A. an honou rable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woma n was ______ .A. kin d-heartedB. a pers on who depe nded on some one else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends powerfulpositi onsD. in troduci ng her good frie nds5. The policema n _____ .A. had no sense of humor 幽默）C. had no sense of duty 7、（1分）5分钟完成Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City whe n she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wan ted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writi ng many letters ask ing for admissi on （录取）to medical schools, she was fin ally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determ ined that she taught school and gave music less ons to get money for the cost of schooli ng.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her educatio n in Paris. She wan ted to be a surgeo 外（科医师）,but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with ano ther woma n doctor, man aged to ope n a new hospital, the first for wome n and childre n Besides being the first woma n physicia n and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for wome n.1. Why could n ' t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of beco ming a surge on?A. She couldn ' t get admitted tdicae schoolB. She decided to further her educati on in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle 障碍）almost destroyed Elizabeth s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woma n.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn ' t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn ' t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the ope ning of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD.Thirty-six yearsn ames to the young officer B. had s sense of humor D. was sen seless4. According to the passage, all of the following are “ firsts ” in the life of Elizabe Blacekwell,except that she ______ .A. became the first woma n physicia nB. was the first woma n doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for wome n5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spe nt most of her lift in ______ .A. En gla ndB. ParisC. the Un ited StatesD. New York City8、（1 分）In today ' age of fast travel, the world seemsa smaller place---- and to some people, a less excit ing place, Fifty years ago only a few En glish people and holidays abroad, People who didn ' ttavel thought of other countries as very far away and differe nt. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic（大蒜）,the Italia ns all eat spaghett i 细条实心面）.and the America ns all drink Coca Cola, These defi nite 明确的）ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes陈规老套）.But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays every one eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Every one liste ns to the same music. wears the same fashions流行式样）,buys the same cars. They just do it ina different language!1. Now the world seems to be excit ing.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, En glish people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. on ly someD. a few3. People thought of other coun tries as .A. n ear and differe ntB. n ear and the sameC. remote and very differe ntD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people ' s ideas of other nationalitiesA. have cha ngedB. are the sameC. are differe ntD. are almostthe same5. We don ' t have the same stereotypes because people ________ .A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch differe nt TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TVprogrammes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exact ing WorldD. An In teresti ng World9 1We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some ani mals that do not age. Sea anemon es()are an example. Some have bee n kept for n early a cen tury without show ing any sig ns of lifeless ness. Some kinds of sea worms can eve n grow backwards. If kept in the dark and give n nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They fin ally end as a ball of cells( ) look ing rather like the egg fromwhich they came. Un der good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them grow ing and un-grow ing aga in and aga in.1. Some sea worms grow smaller whe n they _____ .A. lose weightB. live in the dark nessC. are un der good con diti onsD. don t eat and are kept in the dark2. Accordi ng to the passage, some sea ani mals _______ .A. will die whe n they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop grow ing any timethey want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and aga in.B. Huma n beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live n early a hun dred years.4. The un derl ined word aging in the first sentence means ____ .A. grow ing oldB. the age of a pers onC.gett ing youn gerD. un -grow ing5. This passage is mainly about _____ .A. sea ani malsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10 1Now I d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And un like the midterm exam, this test will not in clude multiple --choice questio ns; it will con sist en tirely of essays( ). You ll have to an swer three of the five essay questi ons. The exam will be comprehe nsive ( ), which meansyou ll be resp on sible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project ( ) will count as 20 perce nt and the midterm exam 30 perce nt.lll be in my office almost all day n ext Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I ll see ydaiyo n Tues1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a Wedn esdayC. On a ThursdayD. On aFriday2. What will be in cluded in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questi ons.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questi ons.C. The exam will have an oral and a writte n sect ion.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehe nsive?A. It will be easy to un dersta nd.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Stude nts must complete all parts of it.4. The un derl ined phrase run into probably meansA. go intoB. meet somebody un expectedlyC. come up aga inst somethi ng with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely give n?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1 分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable （痛苦的）,Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn' t breathe. Working in a bakery（面包房） when you are allergic to 对…过敏）flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the Nati onal Biscuit Compa ny for ten years. He was a bus in essma nand he helped them improve producti on. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own compa ny.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes 配己方）.cha nging the kind and amount of flour used. This en abled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour （标准粉）,was baked in a brick ove n （烘炉）.They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the Uni ted States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashio ned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the Nati onal Biscuit Compa ny because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. did n' t like the jobC. wan ted to make more moneyD. wan ted to form his own compa ny3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company,A. he foun ded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bak ingC. he helped the compa ny improve their producti onD. he became successful in his bus in ess4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold s bread was baked in a brick ove n.B. Arnold s bread was made with un bleached flour.C. Arnold s bread was soldlowaprice.D. Arnold s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can con clude that Arnold was .A. determ inedB. braveC. unu sualD. un healthy12 1Whe n we see well, we do not think about our eyes very ofte n. It is only whe n we cannot see perfectly that we realize how importa nt our eyes are.People who are n ear-sighted can on ly see thi ngs that are very close to their eyes, Everythingelse seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in read ing a book uni ess they hold it at arm s len gth. If they wantdb much read ing ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism ( ). This, too, can be corrected by glasses.Some people s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts ( ). Long ago thesepeople often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is importa nt for judgi ng dista nces. Each eye sees things from a slightly differe nt an gle ( ). To prove this to yourself, look at an object ourof one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object selation to the background and other things around it has changed. The differe nee betwee n these two differe nt eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge dista nee as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only whe n we can see wellB. only whe n we cannot see perfectlyC. eve n if we can see wellD. only whe n we realize how importa nt our eyes are2. When thi ngs far away seem in disti nct( ) , one is probably .A. n ear-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. sufferi ng from cataracts3. The un derl ined word suffer in the third paragraph probably meansA. experie neeB. imagi neC. feel pai nD. are affected with4. Havi ng two eyes in stead of one is particularly useful for .A. see ing at ni ghtB. see ing objects far awayC. looki ng over a wide areaD. judgi ng dista nces5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger tha n the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operati onD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1 分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually （独特地）tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience （服从）.One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces” They did, and the terrible prairie草原）fire swept over them and they weren t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate allof his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his frien ds.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Childre n should obey their pare nts quickly.B. Childre n should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her gradma s wonderful stories.D. The grandma ' s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the follow ing details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The childre n were saved from the fire because they followed directi ons.B. Gran dma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his gran dmother.C. Gran dma was good at telli ng childre n stories.D. Gran dma told stories to childre n just for fun.4. All of the followi ng were not praised by the author except __________ .A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn ' t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably meansA. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD.inven ted14、（1 分）The most importa nt use of drifti ng ( ) bottles is to find ocea n curre nts. Whenthe positi on and directi on of curre nts are known, ships can use the forward moveme nt of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He won dered why British mall ships n eeded a week or two Ion ger tha n U.S. ships n eeded in order to cross the Atla ntic Ocea n. Fran kli n thought the Gulf Stream ( )might expla in this differe nee.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the capta ins. Fran kli n made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed ( ) bottles. The map that he fin ally made is still used, with only afew cha nges, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determ ine the positi on of a ship.B. To find the direct ionof a curre nt.C. To predict the directi on of a ship.D. To carry messageacross the ocea n.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captai ns?A. U.S. ships were Ion ger tha n British on es.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atla ntic faster tha n U.S. on es.D. U.S capta ins knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atla ntic Ocea n.C. A map of ocea n curre nts.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Fran kli n do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. capta ins.C. He used drifti ng bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The un derl ined word curre nt in the first paragraph means ___ .A. a stream of waterB. a course of eve ntsC. the flow of electricityD. the situatio n of the prese nt time15 1The Guida nee Departme nt ( ) at Burrville High School has a staff ( )of eleve n. Most of their work is done with the stude nts. But the staff sees a lot of pare nts, too.Parentmeetings form a clear monthly pattern, says Mildred Foreman, Guida nee Director. ThiqDattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy mon ths are October, March and May.September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules ( ). October brings many behaviour ( ) problems.。
高中英语阅读理解_100篇
高中英语阅读理解天天练。
编者：刘老师85119899一、阅读理解1、O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader‟s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things? Ba. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. Pe ople enjoyed reading O. Henry‟s stories because AA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because D .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing? DA. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories? CA. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London‟s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story? DA. Rupert‟s tea cher.B. The neighbour‟s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher‟s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase? BA. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport? AA. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher‟s feeling about the incident? BA. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards? AA. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi‟an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi‟an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, I ndia.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi‟an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be D.A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi‟anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because B .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, B.A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China? AA. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi‟an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be DA. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking alo ng the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you.Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? DA. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________. CA. he couldn‟t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______ BA. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______ BA. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______. DA. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passag e, the word “gravity” means. CA. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because BA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth‟s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong that DA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity, CA. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because AA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can‟t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,” co ntinued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,” she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,” she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,” he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I a m Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____ CA. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____C.A. the policeman didn‟t know her friendsB. the policeman didn‟t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she did n‟t know the policeman‟s name3. The policeman was _______. AA. an honourable fellow 正直B. a stupid fellow 笨蛋C. an impolite man 没有礼貌D. a shy man4. The woman was _______. CA. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends‟ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends‟ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______. BA. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had a sense of humorC. had no sense of duty 没有责任感D. was senseless 无意义的7、Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn‟t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn‟t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn‟t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn‟t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、In today‟s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn‟t travel thought of other countries as very far away and dif ferent. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, Thesedefinite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people‟s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don‟t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under go od conditionsD. don‟t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、Now I‟d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exa m week. Rememberto bring two or three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I‟ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn‟t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold‟s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold‟s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. A rnold‟s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold‟s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted.People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm‟s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object out of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t‟s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma‟s wonderful stories.D. The grandma‟s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn‟t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than british ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a qui et month. “It‟s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year‟s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year‟s busiest month. That‟s when paren ts realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.。
高中英语阅读理解_100篇
阅读理解解题技巧阅读理解题是考查学生对活的语言材料的理解能力，即通过阅读材料获得信息的能力。
具体说来，阅读理解能力测试的主要要求是：（1）掌握所读材料的主旨大意，以及用以说明主旨大意的事实和细节；（2）既理解具体事实，也理解抽象的概念；（3）既理解字面意思，也理解深层含义，包括作者的态度、意图等；（4）既理解某句、某段的意义，也理解全篇的逻辑关系，并能根据文章进行推理和判断；（5）既能根据材料所提供的信息去理解，也能结合中学生应有的常识去理解。
根据这几项能力测试的要求，试题中常采用如下几种题型：事实询问题、推理判断题、数据推算题、识图解意题和主旨大意题。
根据这一测试要求和题型设计，答题时可以采取如下解题技巧和对策。
1．首先解题时要充满自信。
由于平时有些同学对做阅读理解时存在一种畏惧心理，因此考试做题时心理就难免会产生紧张感，特别是阅读时再遇到几个生词就头脑发胀，从而使自己的思路更加模糊不清。
其实这是完全没有必要的，因为阅读中遇到几个生词或几个难以理解的句子是常有的事，也是正常现象。
因为按大纲要求，试卷中允许有不超过3%的生词，只要认真分析，仔细阅读，这些生词和句子很可能并不影响你的解题。
所以答题之前首先要有必胜的信心。
2．扫读全文，理解全文主旨大意。
拿到一篇文章，首先要快速扫读全文，虽为扫读，但不可漫不经心，阅读时也应聚精会神，力求可能多地获取材料信息，只是这次遇到生词和难句先不必去处理，不要因纠缠文中的个别生词和难句而影响了对全文的主旨大意的了解。
3．对症下药，各个击破。
了解全文的大概意思之后，再把短文的问题简单看一遍，弄懂题意，然后带着问题再去寻读全文。
这次阅读过程中要善于抓文章中的关键词句。
寻读也就是迅速的查找需要了解的信息，是为某些特定的问题而阅读，因此阅读时要有较强的针对性，对与问题有关的数据，词句等仔细阅读，认真理解，同时结合不同考查内容的题型，采取如下解题对策：（1）事实询问题：这类试题通常是以疑问词what，who，when，where，why，how等引起的特殊问句，就文章中某一词语、某一句子、某一段落或某一具体细节和事实进行提问。
高中英语阅读理解100篇
Although the United States covers so much land and the land produces far more food than the present population needs，its people are by now almost entirely an urban society Less than a tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry(林业)，and most of the rest live in or around towns，small and large.Here the traditional picture is changing：every small town may still be very like other small towns，and the typical small town may represent a widely accepted view of the country，but most Americans do not live in small towns any more.Half the population now lives in some thirty metropolitan areas(1arge cities with their suburbs、of more than a million people each—a larger proportion than in Germany or England，let alone France.The statistics(统计)of urban and rural population should be treated with caution because so many people who live in areas classified as rural travel by car to work in a nearby town each day.As the rush to live out of town continues.rural areas within reach of towns are gradually filled with houses，so that it is hard to say at what moment a piece of country becomes a suburb But more and more the typical American lives in a metropolitan rather than a small town environment. 36.If now America has 250 million people.how many of them are engaged in agriculture and forestry? A.About 25 million. B.More than 25 million. C.Less than 25 million. D. Less than 225 million 37.Which of the following four countries has the smallest proportion of people living in metropolitan areas? A.United States. B.Germany. C.France. D.England. 38.What’s the meaning of the word“metropolitan”in the middle of the passage? A .Of a large city with its suburbs. B.Of small and large towns. C.Of urban areas. D.Of rural areas. 39.According to the passage，what can we learn about small towns in the United States? A Most small towns become gradually crowded B.Small towns are still similar to each other. C.As the traditional picture is changing，towns are different. D .Small towns are turning into large cities 40.Why is it hard to say when a piece of country becomes a suburb? A.Because they are the same. B.Because the rush takes place too quickly C.Because the process is gradual. D.Because more and more Americans live in metropolitan。
高考英语阅读理解训练100篇
高考英语阅读理解训练100篇(1－10)高考英语阅读训练（001）You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on carefultiming. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool1. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actions`D. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsout of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.needs little protection?B. he will be covered with a mattresslife is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performanceA. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntmanan accident can occur to a stuntman.percentage of serious accidents is high.)must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.KEY: 1- 5 CBDBA高考英语阅读训练（002）activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries,trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介) on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.`By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth centuryA. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .A. a change in the position of literate people~B. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of information provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material@4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to doA. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change people's way to read.C. To show how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.KEY: 1-4 CBDA高考英语阅读训练（003）.In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now requirehome sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.A. they took no interest in new technology|B. they did not pay great attention to preventing firesC. they showed indifference to fighting firesD. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American childrenB. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessonsC. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United StatesD. America's large population leads to more fires（3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passageA. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed. KEY: BAC高考英语阅读训练（004）.Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射). Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't senseradioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years. This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.A. nuclear mysteryB. radiation detectionC. radiation levelD. nuclear radiation(2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.A. when it kills few cellsB. if it damages few cellsC. though the damaged cells can repair themselvesD. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediatelyB. damage cells which may grow into cancer years later》C. affect the healthy growth of our younger generationD. lead to all of the above results4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passageA. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger. KEY: 1- 4 DBDA：高考英语阅读训练（005）Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turnedthe corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1. What made an impression on the authorA. The doll's unusual face.B. The collection of toys.C. A stranger he met at the store.D. The beauty and size of the doll.2. Why does the author mention his niece ！A. She likes dolls.B. The doll looks like her.C. She lives near Sheftel's.D. He was looking for a gift for her.3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel'sA. He was on his way to school.B. He was looking for a present for his niece.C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.@D. None of the above is right.4. The story takes place in the ______.A. early summerB. early springC. midsummerD. late springKEY: 1-5 ADDB高考英语阅读训练（006）Technology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.!Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research anddevelopment, and the latest statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources (少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1. What is the best title for the passageA. The definition of technologyB. Modern technologyC. The application of technologyD. The development of technology2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.…A. a part of the introduction to American businessB. followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC. taken from a learned journalD. Both A and B3. Which is the main idea of the passageA. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C. Technology is the response to our needs.)D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of _________.A. higer quality of lifeB. medical technologyC. modem farming machineryD. technological substituteKEY: 1- 4BDAB高考英语阅读训练（007）！The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It looks like a “river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come fromThe earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is called magma. Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surfacethrough cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano. It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.underlined word“erupts”mean s .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lavawords in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”,A.“Volcano”and“explode”.B.“Crust”and“hard rock”C.“magma”and“lava”D.“Volcano”and“magma”is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top layer)A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rockB. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magmaC. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crustD. volcano-cracks-magma-crustbest title(标题) of the passage should be u.…A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. The Melted RockKEY: DCBA高考英语阅读训练（008）WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTELName/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial Attractions FIRST HOTEL 222 Edward Road）＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,French restaurant,Night club,Swimming-pool, Shops,Coffee shop and bar,Telephone, radio andTV in each room,Close to the city center。
高中英语阅读经典100篇附答案
高中英语经典阅读精选100篇附答案一、阅读理解（本大题共403小题，共806.0分）ACities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada, was unmapped wilderness (荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche (雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20,000 people who dug for gold, 4,000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go—to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City—its present population is 762.1.What attracted the early settlers to New York City?A. Its business culture.B. Its small population.C. Its geographical position.D. Its favourable climate.2.What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson?A. Two-thirds of them stayed there.B. One out of five people got rich.C. Almost everyone gave up.D. Half of them died.3.What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson?A. They found the city too crowded.B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.C. They were unable to stand the winter.D. They were short of food.4.What is the text mainly about?A. The rise and fall of a city.B. The gold rush in Canada.C. Journeys into the wilderness.D. Tourism in Dawson.BI work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.。
英语阅读理解100篇大全.doc
英语阅读理解 100 篇大全高考英语阅读理解100 篇： presidentThere are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain theAmerican English term OK.We dont know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is basedon the fact that President Jackson had very littleeducation.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them andthen had his assistants explain what they said.If he approvedof a paper.he would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didnt know how to spell.So what he really wrotewas“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that termto “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place wherePresident Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnrens friends organized a club to help him become President Theycaned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.31.The authorA. believes both of the storiesB.doesnt believe a word of the storiesC is not sure whether the stories are trueD. is telling the stories just for fun32. According to the passage，President JacksonA.couldnt draw up any documents at allB. didnt like to read important papers by himselfC.often had his assistants sign documents for himD .wasnt good at reading ，writing or spelling33.According to the first story, the term A.“OK”was approved of by President JacksonB.was the title of some Official documentsC.was first used by President JacksonD.was an old way to spell “all correct ’’34 .According to the second story ，the term ‘‘ OK”A.was the short way to say‘‘ old Kinderhook Club ”B.meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC.was the name of Van Burens clubD.was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election35.According to the second story.the term“OK”was first usedA.by Van BurenB.in a presidential electionC.to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD.by the members of the‘‘ Old Kinderhook Club”答案： CDCDBPassage 1 解析：这里要讲述 Andrew Jackson 和 Martin Van Buren 这 2 届美国总统的小故事。
100篇高考英语阅读理解
100篇高考英语阅读理解阅读理解100篇1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old O. Henry went to Texas where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper and then had a job in a bank when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories because simple as the tales were they would finish with a sudden change at the end to the reader’s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag but he had put Rupert the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21 1992 a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander an American arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi India.When he was 11 he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now after 44 years he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou Dunhuang Urumqi etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order .A. China India and PakistanB. India China and PakistanC. Pakistan China and IndiaD. China Pakistan and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him “You may not remember me sir but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me £ 5 because yousaid you we re willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said “Yes I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well” answered the stranger “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air it falls back down. Because of gravity you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among obxxxxjects.C. the force which attracts obxxxxjects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravityA. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket the woman behind the wheel said proudly “Before you go any further young man I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens”continued the woman getting more angry each moment Still he kept on writing. “Young man”she persisted “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman the officer asked pleasantly “Tell me do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why no”she answered.“Well that is the man you should have known”he said heading back to his motorcycle “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her g ood friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849 after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister also a doctor along with another woman doctor managedto open a new hospital the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwellexcept that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today’s age of fast travel the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people a less exciting place Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜) the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more we all watch the same TV programmes and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat they get steadily smaller They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的) which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job he was miserable (痛苦的) Each time he went to work he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread made with unbleached flour (标准粉) was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold struggling against his allergy built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work such as writing reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are faraway but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading they must get glasses too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This too can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now however it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself look at an obxxxxject our of one eye; then look at the same obxxxxject out of your other eye. You will find the obxxxxject’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an obxxxxject is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing obxxxxjects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller and she had a set of priceless individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!” They did and the terrible prai rie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his and the mice ate it; one ate all of his and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why of course the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful st ories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used with only a few changes today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern” says Mildred Foreman Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quiet month. “It’s the holiday” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in I know but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March another report card month. May is always the year’s bu siest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表) we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds4. In March each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview (会见)about ______ parents.A. 10B. 20C. 15D. 55. May is always the busiest month because the parents want to ______.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children’s promotion(升级)C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staff16、（1分）Maliyuwa a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big family—his parents his brothers their wives and children. They family kept an elephant in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart—broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.1. The writer wrote the story in order to .A. show that elephants are very clever。
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高中英语阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish witha sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bic ycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asi a which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your stor y!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They havewhat is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, G uidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a qui et month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds。
高中英语阅读理解100篇
高中英语阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish witha sudden change at the end, to the reader‟s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry‟s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London‟s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert‟s tea cher.B. The neighbour‟s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher‟s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher‟s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi‟an with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi‟an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi‟an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi‟anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi‟an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn‟t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passag e, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth‟s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can‟t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn‟t know her friendsB. the policeman didn‟t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn‟t know the policeman‟s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the str ength of her friends‟ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends‟ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn‟t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn‟t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn‟t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn‟t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today‟s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn‟t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people‟s idea s of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don‟t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are unde r good conditionsD. don‟t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I‟d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I‟ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn‟t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold‟s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold‟s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold‟s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold‟s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm‟s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They havewhat is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t‟s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma‟s wonderful stories.D. The grandma‟s stories helped teach the chi ldren morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn‟t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a qui et month. “It‟s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come i n, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year‟s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year‟s busiest month. That‟s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds。
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1高中英语限时阅读理解 100篇2一、阅读理解341、（1分）5分钟完成O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. 56His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina7in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to schoolfor very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to 89know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he10tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job11in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed12to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the13three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he gotout of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly1415about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories,16because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change17at the end, to the reader’s surprise.181. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?19a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelledto Texas.2021d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned22to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c.2324a. f. D. c.b. e. d. a f.2. People e njoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because2526A. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understand27C. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about NewYork City28293. O. Henry went to prison because .30A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper31B. he broke the law by not using his own name32C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners33D. people thought he had taken money that was not his344. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?35A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.36C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.375. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?38A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he39wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early4041life as a boy.422、（1分）5分钟完成4344One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbourof mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had4546finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his47way to Russia to give a lecture.48He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder49bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his50lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, hesuddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his 5152suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.53When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcaseby mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found5455Rupert.561. Who wrote the story?57A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.58C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.592. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?60A. He needed it for the summer term in London.61B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.62C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.63D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?6465A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the6667wrong suitcase .684. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about 69the incident?70A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .71C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good withoutRupert .72735. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?74A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.7576C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.7778793、（1分）5分钟完成80On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and 81blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an 82with his bicycle. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the 83manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though 84they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”85Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle 86trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind8788to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road 89in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.90Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, 91Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.921. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’an9394C. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His95Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to9697the hotel because . A. he asked to see the manager98B. he entered the hall with a bike99C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests100D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him1013. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following 102order, .103A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and 104Pakistan105C. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan,and India1061074. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights 108109in Xi’an .110C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhooddreams about bicycles .1111125. Friedlander can be said to be .113A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD.114strong—minded1154、（1分）5分钟完成116Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the 117118station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some 119exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger 120121stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven 122years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you 123in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, 124because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man 125a start on the way to success.”Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and t hen said, “Yes, I remember 126127you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you 128still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office? A. He went up to work 129130by trainB. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot 131132unless it rained.133D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to hisoffice if the weather was fine.1341352. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.136A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save money 137C. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises 138on the way1393. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order 140to_______141A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to 142success143C. make him richD. gain more money1444. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______145A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey 146for money147C. would like to make friends with him148D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.149150A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a stranger151152C. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chance153D. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back 154the money which he lent him1555、（1分）5分钟完成156Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls 157158you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.159You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.160161Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a 162ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not 163fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.164Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? 165Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship 166will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry 167you into space.1681. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.169A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.170171C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.1721732. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because174A. the earth always turns round.B. the earth 175has gravity176C. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you 177are careless.3. Gravity is strong that178179A. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you 180jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep 181182everything on earth.1834. Because of gravity,184A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by 185ship.186C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water. 1875. We can get away from the earth by spaceship because188A. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull 189the spaceship.190C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump 191higher than other things.1921931946、（1分）5分钟完成195An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town196was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started197to make out the ticket, the woman beh ind the wheel said proudly, “Before198you go any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor199of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word,200but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police201Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still hekept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and 202203State Senator (参议员) Patton.” Handing the ticket to the woman, the204officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”205“Why,no,”she answered.206“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said, heading207back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”2081. The policeman stopped the car because_____209A. it was an expensive car210B. the driver was a proud lady211C. the driver was driving beyond the speed limit212D. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____. 213214A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindness215216C. the policeman was going to punish her217D. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.218219A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellow220C. an impolite manD. a shy man2214. The woman was _______.222A. kind-hearted223B. a person who depended on someone else to finish her work 224C. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her 225friends’ powerful positions226D. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer 2275. The policeman _______.228A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humor 229C. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless 2302317、（1分）5分钟完成232Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to 233New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she 234wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the235middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for236admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor237in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave238music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.239In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to240further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) ,241but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.242Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult tostart her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and 243244her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to245open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the246first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up247the first medical school for women.2481. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becominga surgeon?249250A. She couldn’t get admitted to me dical school251B. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped her252253D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2542. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chancesfor becoming for a doctor?255256A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.257258C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.259D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school260261and the opening of her hospital?262A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen years 263D. Thirty-six years2644. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in265the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,266except that she ______.267A. became the first woman physician268B. was the first woman doctor269C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women270and children271D. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.272273A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New274York City2752768、（1分）277In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller278place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only279a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel280thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example,281people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat282spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These283definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈284规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more,we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. 285286Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola.287Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) ,288buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!2891. Now the world seems to be exciting.290A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2912922. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.293A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .294295A. near and differentB. near and the same296C. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .297298A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD.are almost the same2993005. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______. 301A. travel moreB. watch the same TV 302programmes303C. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch 304the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .305306A. A Big WorldB. A Small World307C. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World 3083099、（1分）310We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used 311to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals 312that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept 313for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds 314of sea worms can even “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given 315nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball 316of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under 317good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. 318One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.319320A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in 321322the dark3232. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow 324325old326C. will die without foodD. will stop 327growing any time they want3283. According to the passage, which of the following statements in 329NOT true?330A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again 331and again.332B. Human beings will grow old and die.333C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards. 334D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.3354. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a person336337C.getting youngerD. un -growing3385. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones 33934034110、（1分）342Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will343be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring344two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam,345this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist346entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay347questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’348ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class thisterm, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks 349350and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your351grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent352and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day353next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck354to you and I’ll see you on Tues day.1. When will the final exam take place?355356A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD.357On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?358359A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.360B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.361362D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?363364A. It will be easy to understand.365B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class. 366C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.367D. Students must complete all parts of it.3684. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody 369370unexpectedly371C. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?372373A. During the first week of classB. During midtermweek374375C. On the last day of classD. On the last day 376of exam week37737837938011、（1分）381When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), 382Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working 383in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be 384painful.385But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years.386He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his387health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company. 388With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried389new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This390enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with391unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).392They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold doorto door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, 393394old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy,395built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.3961. A good title for this passage would be .397A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread398BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome 399400Allergy4012. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. did n’t like the 402403job404C. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his owncompany4054063. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold Bakery407408B. he tried a new method of baking409C. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4104114. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?412A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.413B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.414C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.415D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.4165. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .417A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD.418unhealthy41912、（1分）420When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It421is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our422eyes are.423People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very424close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many peoplewho do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become 425426near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. 427428They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading429a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want t o do muchreading ,they must get glasses, too.430431Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly432the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too,433can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because434of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now,435however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each 436437eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this438to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same objectout of your other eye. You will find the objec t’s relation to the 439440background and other things around it has changed. The difference between441these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object442is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with443two eyes.4441. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see well445446B. only when we cannot see perfectly447C. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are4484492. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is450probably .451A. near-sightedB. far-sighted452C. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts 4533. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably 454means .455A. experienceB. imagine456C. feel painD. are affected with4574. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for . 458A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far away 459C. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .460461A. one eye bigger than the other462B. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation463464D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses46546646746813、（1分）469Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of470priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American471grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the472little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One473day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall474down on your faces!” They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept475over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys476at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his,477and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who doyou think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his 478479cake with his friends.4801. What is the main idea of this passage?481A. Children should obey their parents quickly.482B. Children should share with others.483C. The author remembers many of her gra ndma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and 484485good manners.4862. Which of the following details supports the main idea of thepassage?487488A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed489directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.490491C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.4924933. Which of the following statements is true?494A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.495496C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.497D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4984. All of the following were not praised by the author except 499___________.500A. the boy who shared his cake with others501B. the boy who ate up all his cake by himself502C. the boy who kept the cake for the future503D. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5045. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably 505means __________.506A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented50750850951014、（1分）511512The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean。