高一英语阅读训练100篇(完整资料).doc
(英语)高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)
（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解From the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, we're all well aware of the problems that climate change could cause.But while it may seem like such issues won't affect most of us directly，it looks like future generations could grow up without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate. According to an essay published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, changes to the climate in the regions that produce cacao - the plant from which chocolate is produced - may mean that it will soon become extinct.Most of the world's cacao grows in countries close to the equator，with over half of it growing in the African nations of Ghana and Ivory Coast.It's predicted that by 2050, climate change will have accelerated the rate at which temperatures in these countries rise, making it extremely difficult for cacao to grow there.The problem doesn't lie in increased heat, however，but in lower humidity (湿度)，as it's believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises.“In other words, as higher temperatures squeeze more water out of soil and plants, it's unlikely that rainfall will increase enough to offset the moisture (含水量) loss,” Michon Scott, the essay's author, wrote.To help fight this problem, researchers from Berkeley University in the US are working on changing the DNA of cacao plants to allow them to survive in dryer conditions by using gene editing technology, according to US News.In the meantime, US company Mars, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of chocolate products, announced in January that it would spend $1 billion to help reduce the effects of climate change.“This is a world issue, and it requires everyone to work together,” Mars spokesperson Barry Parkin told Business Insider.The message here is that if we all do our part, we may be able to prevent some of the worst impacts of climate change. Or if we're unlucky, chocolate will become a thing of the past.（1）What could make it hard for cacao to survive around the equator in the future?A. The increased heat there.B. The higher humidity there.C. The decrease in rainfall there.D. The moisture loss in the soil there.（2）What does the underlined word “offset” in the seventh paragraph mean?A. hold backB. make up forC. protectD. accept（3）What will US company Mars do to help cacao survive?A. It will work hard to plant cacao in greenhouses.B. It will apply gene editing technology in planting cacao.C. It will give financial support to help fight climate change.D. It will develop cacao that can survive in dryer conditions.（4）What may be the best title of this text?A. Chocolate could become historyB. Work together to fight climate changeC. How do we grow cacao in the future?D. How do cacao plants affect climate change?【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，未来由于气候的变化，用于制造巧克力的可可树可能会灭绝，所以巧克力有可能会成为历史。
高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇
高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（1）高一英语阅读训练（1）AI have been in England three months now． I hope you don't think I've forgotten you． There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters．I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College． So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living． I won't tell you about London． There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city． I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here．I find some of the customs（风俗） interesting． People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland（大陆）of Europe． During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them． Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．1．The writer came to London from ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Asia B．the mainland ofEurope C．America D．Africa2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．she had forgotten her friend B．she was lonely and sad in this strange landC．she was too busy to writeD．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King's College 3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？A．Happy． B．Angry． C．Sad． D．Interesting．4．The writer came to London ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to make a living B．to studyC．to learn British ways of living D．for sightseeing only 5．Englishmen ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meetB．often shake hands when they meet with friendsC．raise their hats to all friends when they meetD．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meetBA young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？”The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said． The young man untied it， and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Nowtie it again， please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”The young man did so． Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”6．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． how to take care of young treesB． how strict parents should be with their childrenC． how the young father should get on with his old neighborD． how to tie and untie the string7．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． in order to throw it awayB． so that both of the trees would grow straightC． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one sideD． in order to let the old man teach him8．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． When the old man has left B． After you have untied itC． When the young man has untied it next timeD． When the young tree grows strong enough9．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand aloneB． that he should always be strict with his childrenC． that he should be hard on themD． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone10．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.A． the young father to the old neighborB． parents to their childrenC． the old neighbor to the children of the young father D． grown ups to their parentsCIn 1950 an ordinary but imaginative（富于想象力） electrical engineer named Christopher Cockerell began an experiment that was soon to change the world． He came up with an idea to make boats go faster，by using a vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）．Using his wife's vacuum cleaner he was able to reverse（使倒转）the motor so that it blew instead of sucking． The air that blew out beneath （下面） acted as a cushion against surfaces． Years later， his principleof cushioned air made it possible for the first hovercraft（气垫船） to be successfully built and tried out． A journey along the Amazon River proved to the world that the hovercraft was both wonderful and useful． The invention that began in the kitchen and the boatyard of an ordinary home led to a thousand other inventions． Today hovercrafts carry passengers in comfort over rough channels and seas．11．The passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Christopher，an ordinary but imaginative engineerB．Christopher and his wife's vacuum cleanerC．Christopher and his inventionD．Christopher and his discovery12．The aim of the experiment in 1950 was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to speed up the boats B．to change the worldC．to make the boats more comfortable D．to improve vacuum cleaner 13．The underlined word “sucking” in the second paragraph probably means “＿＿＿．”A．taking with great force B．drawing with great forceC．pushing with great force D．pulling with great force14．Which of the following can push the hovercraft forward rapidly？ A．Cushioned air． B．The air that sucked in． C．The air that blew out． D．The air on the surface．15．According to the passage， many other inventions were ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．the dreams of Christopher B．the results of Christopher's experimentC．the cause of Christopher's idea D．the wishes of ChristopherDCharlie studied in a famous college for four years． He studied hard and did well in all his subjects． He hoped to become a good teacher． This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school． He likes his students and is strict（严格的） with them． He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应） to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab．“Be careful， everyone，” he said loudly．“Before I make the experiment，there're twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子），but after I finish it， there're twenty four atoms of carbon left！”He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it． But the young men looked at each other and nobodyanswered him． He had to ask，“What happens？ What makes the atom lost？”The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．“Who can tell us where it has go ne？”Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row，“We did not see anybody leave the lab！”16．Charlie began to work in the middle school because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．he had been in the school for four yearsB．he couldn't do anything except teachingC．he hoped to become a good teacherD．he did well in all his subjects17．Charlie hopes ＿＿＿，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．A．all his students could understand himB．his students wouldn't be afraid of himC．his students carefully watched him making the experimentD．his students could do well in chemistry18．That day Charlie wished ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．his students could learn the chemical reactioB．his students could find the atom of carbonC．his students could count（数） the atoms of carbonD．his students could make the experiment19．The students couldn't answer Charlie's questions because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．none of them had seen the atomsB．they didn't understand their teacherC．the chemical reaction was too complicatedD．they all wanted to drop the subject20．In fact，＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Charlie failed that dayB．the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefully C．the student in the back row hadn't learned chemistry before D．Charlie failed in making the experimentEIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary． First， we must understand the language when we hear it spoken． Secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence （自信） and without hesitation（犹豫）． Thirdly， we must do much reading． Finally， we must be able to write it． We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．There are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rulesfrom a grammar book． It is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表） of words and their meanings， studying the dictionary and so on． We must learn by using the language．If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language．We must “learn through use．” Practice is important． We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．21． The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿.A． understanding and speakingB． listening， speaking， reading and writingC． writing and understandingD． memorizing and listening22． Someone hears and writes English very well， but he speaks it very badly． This is because ＿＿＿＿＿．A． he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken B． he doesn't have a good memoryC． he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD． he often hesitates（犹豫） to practise speaking it23． One can never learn a foreign language well by ＿＿＿＿＿．A． doing much practice B． studying the dictionary C． learning through use D． using the language 24． Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？A． A good memory． B． Speaking．C． Practice． D． Writing．25．“Learn through use” means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． we use a language in order to learn itB． we learn a foreign language in order to use itC．we can learn a language well while we are keeping usingit D． B and C．高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（2）高一英语阅读训练（2）AWhat is language for？ Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists， the better． That's wrong． Language is for the exchange（交流） of ideas and information． It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely． Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）． They are afraid of making mistakes． One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language． Native speakers make mistakes and breakrules， too． Bernard Saw once wrote，“Foreigne rs often speak English too correctly．” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make． They're English mistakes in the English language． And if enough native speakers break a rule， it is no longer a rule． What used to be wrong becomes right． People not only make history， they make language． But a people can only make its own language． It can't make another people's language． So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar， but they shouldn't overdo （做过头） it． They should put communication（交际） first．1． Language is used to ＿＿＿＿＿．A． express oneself B． practise grammar rulesC． talk with foreigners only D． learn lists of words 2． Generally， when an American or an Englishman speaks English， he ＿＿＿＿＿．A． never makes mistakes B． often makes mistakes C． can't avoid making mistakes D． always makes mistakes 3．“Foreigners often speak English too correctly．” This sentence means that ＿＿．A． foreigners speak correct EnglishB． foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC． foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD． foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English4． If too many native speakers break a rule，＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． what they use will become right B． they are against the law C． they should say sorry to others D． they will become heroes 5． When we speak a foreign language， we should ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． speak in Chinese way B． speak by the rules C． speak to native speakers D． not be afraid of making mistakesBMr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent（租） a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunately（幸运的是），a lifeguard（救生员） was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away． He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning（即将淹死的） people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened． Theyhad run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had．“That was quick work，young man，”Mr Gordon said． He turned to his wife，“Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried．“Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right，girl ” Mr Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said，“She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents．”6． What happened to Sandra？A． She ran into the sea．B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．C． She was drowned．D． She died．7． What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？A． Her father would have saved her．B． Her mother would have saved her．C． She would have swum back to the beach．D． She would have been drowned．8． What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？A． They shouted to the lifeguard．B． They dived into the water．C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．9． Why was Sandra angry with her father？A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．B． He did not swim out to save her．C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．10． Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？A． She was safe again．B． She was polite to the lifeguard．C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．CAs one comes to some crossroads， he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead． At other crossroads， drivers have to go slow， but they do not actually have to stop （unless， of course， there is something coming along the main road）；and at still others， they do not have either to stop or to go slow， becausethey are themselves on the main road．Mr Williams， who was always a very careful driver， was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad．It had a “Slow” sign． He slowed down when he came to the main road， looked both ways to see that nothing was coming， and then drove across without stopping completely．At once he heard a police whistle， so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped． A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said，“You didn't stop at that crossing．”“But the sign there doesn't say 'stop'”，answered Mr Williams．“It just says 'Slow'， and I did go slow．”The policeman looked around him， and a look of surprise came over his face． Then he put his notebook and pen away， scratched his head and said，“Well，I'm in the wrong street！”11． Mr Williams was driving ＿＿＿＿ one evening．A． to a party B． to his officeC． home after work D． to work from home12． When he was stopped by a policeman， he ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． was driving at a high speed B． was driving on the main roadC． was going to stop his car D． was driving slowly 13． Though slowly， Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because ＿＿＿．A． he didn't see a ny“stop”sign thereB． he paid no attention to the traffic regulationsC． he didn't have to stopD． he was eager to get home14． The policeman was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ at Williams' words．A． angry B． surprised C． upset D． puzzled 15． Looking round Mr Williams， the policeman was surprised because ＿＿＿＿．A． he met a mad manB． he realized that he himself was mistakenC． Mr Williams dared to speak to him like thatD． Mr Williams would not apologize to himDIn Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses， etc． in almost every family． These are their pets． People love these pets and have them as their good friends． Before they keep them in their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won't carry disease． They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store． Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food． When you visitpeople's houses， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them． You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden． All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada． They have a law against killing wild animals． If you killed an animal，you would be punished． If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it． People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone．16． The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． how to keep disease from pets B． pets in CanadaC． how to take good care of pets D． life of the old in Canada17． They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ＿＿＿．A． the pets are sick B． the pets are wild C． they want to stop them from carrying diseaseD． they want them to sleep on the way home18． This passage shows that Canadians ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． hate animals B． often kill animalsC． love animals D． don't keep pets inside houses 19． In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿．A． they don't love their parents any moreB． they can only find jobs far from their parentsC． their parents' houses are too smallD． they wouldn't depend on their parents any more20． Which of the following is TRUE？A． People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．B． Pets eat better than people．C． Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．D． Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．EScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth．Some places on the earth don't get much rain． But they still don't become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．21． Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． never have any plants or animals in themB． can all be turned into good land before longC． are becoming smaller and smallerD． get very little rain22． Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． they don't let the sun make the earth even drierB． they don't let the wind blow the soil awayC． they hold waterD． All of the above．23． Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． plants can't grow thereB． there is not enough rainC． people haven't done what scientists wish them to doD． scientists know little about the deserts24． Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？A． Scientists know how to change desert into good land．B． Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．C． If scientists can bring water to desert， people can live and grow food there．D． More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．25． After reading this passage， we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB． it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC． all places without much rain will become desertsD． it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（3）高一英语阅读训练（3）AWhy do people in all countries ride in buses to school，to work and to far places？Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannot． They do not cost as much to travel on． Even though they may not move as fast asairplanes and trains，they sometimes take people between two places faster． This is because they may travel a more direct way，or may leave more often，or at better times．Buses come in different sizes． A small bus can carry only eight or ten people． A large one might have seats for fifty to seventy people and have standing room for more．Thousands of yellow school buses carry millions of children to school every year． Most of these buses have seats placed quite close together to fit in as many children as possible． Some schools buy their own buses． Others pay to use buses that belong to bus companies．City and town buses carry people for short distances． The seats of these are close together，and there is standing room as well． Most city buses have two doors so that people can get on and off quickly．Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country． They give people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land． These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions． They have places to store suitcases． Many have washrooms． All these things are important on a long trip．1． Compared with trains and planes， buses don't have the advantage of ＿＿＿＿．A． cheap fare B． frequenttravel C． safety D． directness2． A large bus might carry ＿＿＿＿ people．A． at most seventy B． at least seventy C． more or less than seventy D． much more than seventy 3． Buses have different kinds，and they ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． leave as frequently as possibleB． carry all kinds of travelersC． carry people according to their functionsD． have seats as close as possible4． Long-distance buses give people the chance to travel across ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． huge and continuous sections of landB． large and beautiful landC． small but beautiful landD． huge districts of land5． There are different kinds of buses mentioned in this passage except ＿＿＿＿．A． short-distance buses B． direct busesC． school buses D． long-distance busesBEvery day millions of letters go from one country to another． Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan． Letters mailed in Canada arereceived in Africa． On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible． It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）． It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly． One country did not always accept another country's letters． Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries． Letters travelled by many different routes （路线）．Some were lost along the way．Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage． The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail． In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union． Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union． From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．6． From the story we can infer that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． mail is important to all countriesB． not enough letters are sent all over the worldC． all the letters must go to Switzerland firstD． all stamps look exactly the same7． The Universal Postal Union was formed ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． to help move mail quickly around the worldB． to give many men a chance to workC． to help men meet in SwitzerlandD． to look for the lost letters along the way8． Which statement does this passage leads you to believe？A． Countries around the world need each others' help．B． Most people do not put enough postage on letters．C． It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way．D． Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox．9． The underl ined word “postage” in this passage means ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． money paid when you buy a stampB． money spent on an envelopeC． the charge for carrying a letter by postD． the pay a postman receives for his work10． This passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． different kinds of stamps in different countriesB． an organization that makes rulesC． international mailD． the size and weight of lettersCThe earth is made up of several layers（地层）．The top layer of the earth is called the earth's crust． The crust is divided into sections which are called plates．When two plates push against each other，or when two plates rub against each other，an earthquake happens． An earthquake causes the ground above the plate to shake． The shaking is caused by the movement of the plates． Earthquakes are likely to happen at the boundaries（边界） of the earth's plates． Each of these plates is about 70 kilometres thick． 11．The underlined word “crust” means “＿＿＿＿＿＿” ．A．地面 B．地皮C．地质D．地壳 12．The underlined word “sections” is closest in meaning to “＿＿＿＿” ．A． parts B． lines C． groups D． teams 13． What are plates？A． The top layer of the earth．B． Places that cause the ground to shake．C． The sections of the crust．D． Places where earthquakes happen．14． What theory is this passage based on？A． The theory of players． B． The theory of plates． C． The theory of crust． D． The theory of boundaries．15． Most earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． under the crustB． on the largest plateC． at the places where the plates are about 70 kilometres thick D． at places where plates meetDEarthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed alarge number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．16． Earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． in all the places in the worldB． only in the countries that have a lot of mountainsC． regularly in most places in the worldD． only in a few places along the coast17． How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755？A． 500． B． 140,000． C． 400,000． D． 2,000．18． When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？A． 1964；Alaska． B． 1556；China．C． 1923；Japan． D． 1976；China．19． According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？ A． The stronger the earthquake is，the more people are killed． B． Earthquakes often come unexpectedly （出乎意料地）．C． Earthquakes can cause fires．D． People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come．20． What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph？A． How do earthquakes worry people？B． What will people do to prepare for earthquakes？C． How can we save people when earthquakes happen？D． How do earthquakes happen？EEdelweiss（雪绒花） is the Swiss national flower． The blooms are small and white． They are shaped like stars．In the Alps edelweiss grows wild． But it is hard to pick． It grows high up in the mountains，near the area where the snow stays all year long． Most of the plants are found in steep（险峻的） rock crevices （缝隙）．Young men sometimes bring edelweiss back for their girl friends． The girls think of the flowers as a proof（证明） of true love too． Mountain climber guides and hunters pick edelweiss． They wear it on their hats． To them it is a sign of courage and daring（勇敢）．21． Edelweiss is the national flower of ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． Austria B． theAlps C． Switzerland D． Sweden22． The flowers are ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． white B． star－shaped C． yellow D． Both A and B．。
英语阅读理解100篇.doc
英语阅读理解100篇81、（1分）Have you eaten too much over the holidays? You should try fidgeting for a while. Those around you might not like it, but scratching moving your nails 指甲) against a part of your body) and twitching moving suddenly and quickly when you don t want to) is an important way of burning up calories 卡路里).American researchers have found that some peoples squirming continuously turn your body when nervous) and wigging move in small movements, especially from side to side) equals 等于) several miles of slow running each day.The scientists, based at the National Institute of Healths laboratory in Phenix, Arizona, are studying why some people get fat and other stay slim.In one study 177 people each spent 24 hours in a room in the institute where the amount 量) of energy is measured by their oxygen and carbon dioxide 二氧化碳) levels. By the end of the day, some people had burned up 800 calories in toe-tapping, moving the front part of your foot up and down) finger-drumming hitting your fingers continuously and lightly against something hard) and other nervous habits.However, others had burned up only 100 calories.The researchers found that slim women fidget more than fat women, but there was no significant difference in men. Heavy people burn up more energy when they fidget than do thin people.1. Which of the following can be used to explain the meaning of fidgeting?A. scratching and twitchingB. squirming and wiggingC. slow runningD. moving ones body nervously2. We can know from the passage that scientists believe the reason why some people get fat and other people stay slim is that ____ .A. thin people burn up less calories than fat peopleB. fat people burn up more calories than thin peopleC. those who burn up more calories than others will be thinnerD. those who fidget more than others will be thinner3. Scientists found in the experiment that ____ .A. the energy burned up by fat people when they fidget was more than that burned up by thin people when they fidgetB. some peoples fidgeting burned up more than 800 calories, but some peoples fidgeting burned up less than100 caloriesC. slim women fidget more than fat women but fat men fidget more than thin menD. thin men fidget more than fat men4. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are ____ .A. skinnyB. bonyC. slimD. underweight5. Scientists think a fidget habit to be ____ .A. a way to lose fatB. a nervous habit annoying使讨厌) the people aroundC. a better exercise than slow runningD. a habit of thin people82、（1分）Scientists would like to place a huge mirror in space above the earth. It might be sixty miles wide. It would be used to catch the rays 光线) of the sun. It would direct the suns rays upon the earth as a child might do to make sunlight dance on the wall with a hand mirror.Why do they want to do this? The suns rays could be helpful in many ways. They could light up cities by night. The warm rays could stop frosts霜冻) which might come atmight and fruit crops. They could melt 融化) dangerous icebergs in the ocean. Perhaps they could change cloud movements and bring rain where it is needed.1. The huge mirror would ______.A. stand 60 miles in height 高度).B. be 60 miles from side to side.C. cover 60 miles of the earth.D. be 60 miles above the earth.2. The mirror would be used to ______.A. reflect 反射)sunlight.B. absorb 吸收) sunlight.C. see what the earth looks like.D. see how clouds move.3. The strong light from the mirror could possibly ______.A. hurt fruit crops.B. set fire to cities.C. bring longer daytime.D. shine through walls.4. The huge mirror is ______.A. something in a story.B. already made.C. just an idea.D. to be made soon.83、（1分）In Denmark, parents are allowed to set up a new school if they are dissatisfied with the school in the area wherethey are living. Although these schools have to follow the national courses, they are allowed a lot of choice in deciding what to teach. Some of these new schools are called small schools because usually the number of pupils in them is only sixty, but a school has to have at least twenty-seven pupils.Cooleenbridge School in Ireland, is a small school similar to the ones in Denmark, it was set up by parents who came from Holland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, England and other parts of Ireland. They came because they wanted to live in the countryside and to grow their own food. In June 1986, they decided to start a school. They managed to get an old, disused primary-school 小学) building and started with twenty-four children aged from four to twelve. The teachers say, The important thing in school is doing, not sitting.And so the courses includes yoga瑜伽), cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama 戏剧) and environmental环境的) river studies, as well as reading, writing, maths and science.1. What are the rules for setting up a new school in Denmark?A. Parents are allowed to set up their own school.B. The school has to follow the national courses.C. The school has to have at least 27 pupils.D. All of the above.2. The writer tells about the Cooleenbridge School in Ireland because ____ .A. it was set up by parents who are not people of DenmarkB. it was taken as an example of this kind of small schoolC. there were only twenty-four childrenD. the pupils there were aged from 4 to 123. What makes this kind of school special?A. It is set up by parents not by government.B. It is free to decide what to teach.C. The number of pupils in it is only sixty.D. It has to have at least 27 pupils.4. The important thing in school is doing not sitting. What the teachers say actually means ____ .A. What we should do is teaching in the classroom, not sitting in the office.B. Children should do more homework at home, not just sit in class to listen to the teachers.C. Children should learn by themselves not rely onteachers.D. Children should learn through practice not just from books.5. The courses includes ____ .A. yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, except reading, writing, maths and scienceB. either yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, or reading, writing, maths and scienceC. not only reading, writing, maths and science, but also yoga, cooking knitting, kitemaking, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studiesD. mainly yoga, cooking, knitting, kite-making, music, fishing, drama and environmental river studies, and supplemental 补充的) reading writing, maths and science84、（1分）Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosyit has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isnt too uncomfortable.We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, Well, Im going to take a good compass 指南针). Anyway Im not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me. Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesnt want to have a quiet and peaceful life. Im looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and thats exactly why Id like to be a sailor for a while.1. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .A. brightB. dirtyC. comfortableD. dark2. When Fiona McFee said ---I just hope it loves me. What she meant was ____A. Of course , it loves me , since I love it .B. If I love it , it should love me.C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .3. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.A. she thinks it will be very excitingB. she likes sports and enjoys canoeingC. she has decided to realize a childhood dreamD. she wants to be still active when she gets old4. What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling .B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .C. Someone who doesnt use her head much .D. Someone who is open , honest and brave .5. The best title for this passage is ____ .A. Life Begins at SixtyB. A Round Coast SailC. An Old Woman SailorD. An Unusual Hobby爱好)85、（1分）Of all the fish we catch in the world, we eat only three quarters of it. The rest goes to glue 胶水), soap, margarine 人造奶油), pet food and fertilizer.Fishermen usually freeze fish they catch at sea. Backin port, they defrost the fish, make the fish have no bones in it and sell it as fresh fish.Over ninety-five percent of fish caught is in the northern hemisphere. Thus, only about five percent of all fish caught is from south of the equator.The Japanese are the world champion fish eaters. They eat twice as much fish as the Scandinavians, and five times as much fish as the Americans.The Russian sturgeon 鲟鱼) is the most expensive fish in the world. The eggs of the sturgeon are called caviar.1. What do we do with the fish we catch in the world?A. We eat all the fish we catch.B. We use some of it to make pet food and fertilizer.C. We do not use 25% of it.D. We freeze all the fish we catch.2. We catch most fish ____ .A. south of the equatorB. on or just north of the equatorC. in the northern part of the earthD. in the southern hemisphere3. In the second paragraph, the word defrost means ____ .A. make the fish deadB. make the fish aliveC. make the fish become unfrozenD. make the fish clean4. Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?A. Americans eat five times as much fish as the Scandinavians.B. Scandinavians eat five times as much fish than the Americans.C. Japanese eat more fish only than the Americans and Scandinavians in the world.D. The Americans do not eat so much fish as the Japanese.86、（1分）Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their father has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300, miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in The Centre. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in The Centre. School isa room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin Think of your teacher 300 miles away!1. The children in The Centre do not go to a school because ______.A. they live too far away from one another.B. they do not like school.C. they are not old enough to go to school.D. their families are too poor.2. In order to send their children to school, parents in The Centre of Australia must have ______.A. a property.B. a car.C. a school room at home.D. a special radio.3. Teachers in The Centre of Australia teach ______.A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the students.B. by speaking only and not showing anything in writing.C. without using any textbooks or pictures.D. without knowing whether the students are attending .4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher.A. but their teacher cannot hear them.B. and their teacher can hear them too.C. but cannot hear their schoolmates.D. and see him or her at the same time.5. A Property in Australia is aA. house.B. school.C. farm.D. radio.87、（1分）Calories show the energy content of different foods. We all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly. Unfortunately, people in Europe and the US now eat about 20 times as much sugar and at least five times as much fat as they did in 1800. This may have something to do with the increase in heart disease in Western countries .For wedding feasts婚宴), the Bedouin people sometimes prepare a meal of stuffed roast camel. First, they stuff a fish with eggs. Then they put the fish inside a chicken. They put the chicken inside a whole roast sheep. Then, finally, they put all of this inside a cooked camel!The avocado contains 165 calories for every 100 grams of fruit. This is more than eggs or milk. It also containstwice as much protein 蛋白质) as milk and has more vitamin A, B and C.1. Which of the following figures 图表) shows us the correct proportion 比例) of the fat and sugar that the Europeans and the Americans eat in 1800 and 1900.2. Calories show the ____ .A. fat content of foodB. sugar content of foodC. heat and energy content of foodD. protein content of food3. The writer tells about the stuffed roast camel because it ____ .A. shows how important wedding feast to the Bedouin peopleB. serves as an example of a high calorie foodC. is made in a very special wayD. is more tasty than any other food4. What is special for the avocado ?A. It weighs 100 grams.B. It is a fruit.C. An avocado fruit has 165 calories.D. It contains more calories and vitamin A ,B and C thanmilk and eggs .5. Which of the statements is correct according to the passage ?A. People eat more sugar in Europe than in the US.B. People in Europe and the US eat less sugar than ever before .C. People eat more fat in the US than in Europe .D. People who eat too much fat and sugar will have some health problems .88、（1分）The 17th-century Irish farmer Rober Cook was the most unusual person in County Waterford. he always wore white linen. His underwear, night clothes and shirts were all in white, and so were his suits, coats and hats. He became so famous for his clothes and his love for white that he was known all over Ireland as Linen Cook.He refused to have any brown cows in the field of his farm at Cappoquin and even his horses had to be the same pure white as his clothes.Cook was a eager vegetarian and refused to eat the flesh of any animal or to wear anything produced by an animal.A fox which attacked 袭击) his chickens was not killed when it was caught. Instead, he gave it a talk on the evils 罪恶) of murder, then offered it a sporting chance by making it run through a line of his farm workers, who had sticks.Cook had a long and healthy life and showed that water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on.He died in 1726 when he was over eighty years old and was buried in a white linen shroud 寿衣).1. The man the writer tells us about is a ____ .A. person who has a strange habitB. famous person all over the worldC. healthy manD. man who lived a long life2. From the passage we can know that ____ .A. he wasnt married all his lifeB. he didnt wear leather皮的) shoes or woolen毛的) clothesC. he disliked the colour brown mostD. he died at the age of 803. Vegetariansare people who do not ____ .A. buy animalsB. kill animalsC. eat animalsD. keep animals4. We can inferred from the passage that the fox wasnt killed by Robert Cook, but perhaps ____ .A. it could understand what it did was bad after Robert gave it a talk on the evils of murder.B. it had sports together with Roberts farm workersC. it was given a chance to run awayD. it had got a beat from Roberts farm workers5. water for drink, vegetables for food and linen and other plant life for clothing were enough to live on. That is ____ .A. the conclusion drawn by the writerB. the words of Robert CookC. a sayingD. the belief of a certain famous person89、（1分）A HOLIDAY jet pilot 飞行员) said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking.He warned Maureen Harkavy, Put that cigarette out, or Ill land the plane and have you arrested.Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airlines chairman. But his reply was even ruder.You seem to think you have a God-given right to polluteyour neighbours atmosphere, wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways.a)Said Maureen, I only found out about it when I was checking in. Im a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight. A stewardess 空姐) asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane. She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived.b) Ive never seen such an unpleasant letter. She said, I dont think Ill ever fly again. But there was a funny side. Maureen explained, We were offered duty-free 免税) cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!c) Mr. Ferriday went on; Believe me, you havent. Especially when you travel on my planes.Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal. But they were not told of the company s 公司的) no smoking policy.d) He was loud and rude, said Maureen. He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police.Later, from her home in Mosely, Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply.1. The second half of the story has been in wrong order. Parts a-d) Choose the rearranged order which you think is right.A. a, c, b, dB. c, a, b, dC. c, a, d, bD. d, a, b, c2. What was Maureen Harkey warned to do by the pilot?A. The pilot said that she must throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get heroff the plane.B. The pilot said she must stop smoking immediately, otherwise he would bring down the jetand hand her to the police.C. The pilot said that she couldnt lit another cigarette after her first one.D. The pilot said that he would get her arrested by the police if she kept on smoking.3. Maureen Harkavy ____ on the plane.A. accepted the warningB. agreed to the warningC. refused to do what she was told toD. was so shocked that she wrote to the airlines chairman4. In the answer letter to Maureen Harkavy, the airlines chairman ____ .A. made an apology to her for his workers rudenessB. made sure that he would solve the problemC. said that she had the right to smoke on his plane because the right is given by God to everyone.D. actually completely agreed with what the pilot said5. From the story we can see that the writer probably takes the side of ____ .A. the pilotB. the airlines chairmanC. the stewardressD. Maureen Harkavy90、（1分）Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol 酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please dont make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings 人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.My next point is about litter throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence 违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.。
高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)
高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Automatic dishwashers have been around for more than 100 years. It started in 1886 with Josephine Cochrane, a woman in Shelbyville, Illinois. She was a rich woman who could afford servants to wash her dishes, so she really didn't mind the work. What she did mind was that her servants broke the dishes. She hosted quite a few dinner parties, and after every party the servants broke more of her expensive dishes.Finally, Cochrane took action. First, she measured her dishes and bent wire into racks to hold them. Next, she put the racks on a wheel in a large copper boiler. Then, the boiler sprayed hot, soapy water on the dishes as a motor turned the wheel. After a hot water rinse(冲洗), the dishes were clean!Josephine Cochrane's friends were impressed with the machine and asked her to build more. After that, word got out fast. Soon hotel and restaurant owners who didn't like broken dishes also were interested. Cochrane then knew that she had a wonderful machine, so she received a patent from the government, which said that only the inventor can make money from an invention. Then in 1893 Chicago held a World's Fair where inventions from all over the world were shown. Cochrane's labor-saving machine was a big hit. Her dishwasher won the highest award.Cochrane's company came out with a smaller machine in 1914. It was supposed to be for the ordinary home, but it wasn't an immediate success. Many homes couldn't produce the extremely hot water it needed. Also, in most homes, dishwashing wasn't considered very difficult compared to most other housework. In fact some people liked to relax at the sink after a hard day! Sales of the home model finally picked up in the 1950s when people had more money and wanted to have more time to enjoy themselves. Now many homes have electric dishwashers that aren't very different from the one Josephine Cochrane invented more than 100 years ago.（1）Why did Josephine Cochrane invent the dishwasher?A.To reduce the number of servants.B.To avoid possible damage to the dishes.C.To host more dinner parties.D.To make the dishes cleaner.（2）What does the underlined words in Paragraph 3 suggest?A.The machine wasn't as efficient as described.B.Josephine Cochrane could no longer keep it a secret.C.Josephine's friends soon began to talk about the new machine.D.The invention drew immediate attention of the public.（3）The smaller machine became popular only when_____.A.people's living conditions improvedB.hot water was not neededC.housework became easierD.people had more relaxing jobs（4）Compared with Cochrane's invention, modern electric dishwashers _____.A.cost less moneyB.are quite differentC.wash many other thingsD.are much the same【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了自动洗碗机的历史由来。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析
（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Sometimes we start a day with the previous day still in mind. We think about the mistakes we made in the previous day, how things went wrong, and how we felt bad about it. No wonder it becomes difficult to focus on the current day.Here are some steps on how to start your new day fresh:⒈Take time to evaluate your dayAt the end of a day, take some time to think about it. The purpose of this thinking time is not to regret how bad your day was, how things went wrong, or how people treated you badly. This won't do you any good. Instead, the purpose of this thinking time is to extract（吸取）lessons which you can bring to the following day.⒉Make a commitment to apply the lessonsAfter you extract the lessons, you should make a commitment to apply them. To do so, find some actionable things you can do to apply the lessons. Next, remind yourself to do them. You may write them down if you want to.⒊“Close” your dayAfter you have spent the time to think about the day and extract the lessons, make a decision to “close” the day. You are done with it; don't think about it anymore.⒋Bring only the lessons to the next day and nothing elseAfter you “dose” a day, you should not bring anyth ing out of it to the next day except for the lessons you extract. Focus on applying the lessons to the present. This way you will be able to start your day fresh without the burden of yesterday.（1）What will happen if we think too much about the past?A. There will be a disaster.B. There will be good results.C. We won't have a peaceful mind.D. We surely won't finish today's task.（2）When should we draw lessons from the past mistakes?A. At the end of a day.B. When we make mistakes.C. At the beginning of a day.D. When we regret making the mistakes.（3）Why should we extract lessons from the past day?A. To set them down.B. To consider them again.C. To make a better decision.D. To apply them for future use.【答案】（1）C（2）A（3）D【解析】【分析】本文为应用文。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项训练100(附答案)含解析
（英语）高一英语阅读理解(人物故事)专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类1．Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.When she was ten years old, Isadora Duncan dropped out of school to teach people dance. If that job was left to any other ten-year-old, it would have turned out frustrating, difficult, and a little discouraging.But Duncan was different. Not only was she already talented enough to earn money even at that age, but she also had a rare kind of confidence that helped her treat troubles as fuel —something to elevate the fire that is already burning inside of her.It's no surprise, then, that when she moved to New York to join a theatre company, she found herself restricted. The existing dancing style, their way of operating—all of this seemed to her the work of a misguided past. Duncan was very direct about what she wanted, confidently telling people she had a different vision of dance that she was going to spread in the world. This, naturally, led to ridicule and laughs early on, but as she built up her work, these instances became less frequent. Today, she is remembered as "The Mother of Dance," with much of the modern art owing its expressive style to her influence. Inspired by the ancient Greeks, she brought the style to life.In her autobiography (自传), one of the things Duncan frequently refers to as the basis of her expressive spirit is the fact that she had a childhood where she wasn't constantly watched. The expectations of her mother (who raised her) were open-ended. It was the freedom of this lifestyle that drove her to see what she could do.Growing up, before she left school, she was told one of two things: that she was either completely useless or that she was a genius. There was nothing in between. Even when she started working, people either bowed to her or they basically ignored her. But there wasn't one moment Duncan doubted her own genius.There is an old quotation "if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." And it captures an important truth. At school, Isadora Duncan was a failure. In the dance hall, she gave form to brilliance.（1）What does the underlined phrase "treat troubles as fuel" mean?A.Duncan used troubles to push her forward towards her dream.B.Duncan was good at burning away everyday troubles.C.Troubles turned Duncan into a confident girl.D.Troubles lit the fire of dancing in Duncan.（2）Which of the following is TRUE about Duncan?A.Her experience in New York was the foundation of her career.B.Her teaching job when she was little destroyed her confidence.C.Her dancing style was not very well received at the beginning.D.Her mother set higher expectation on her than she could bear.（3）What does the author try to tell the readers in the last paragraph?A.It is useless climbing a tree to catch fish.B.Everybody is a genius in his own way.C.Miseries come from human stupidity.D.Teachers can impact students greatly.（4）What is this passage mainly about?A.Isadora Duncan's childhood and her achievements today.B.Duncan's career development and other dancers' opinions of her.C.Isadora Duncan's early experiences and the reasons for her success.D.Duncan's high status in the dancing world and her unique expressive style.【答案】（1）A（2）C（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，伊莎多拉·邓肯十岁时辍学去教别人跳舞，作者讲述了她的早期的经历以及其取得成功的原因。
【英语】高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)
【英语】高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Money is the root of all evil (邪恶) and new study claims there may be some truth behind the saying. Scientists at the University of California Berkeley, US, announced on February 27 that rich people are more likely to do immoral things, such as lie or cheat, than poorer people. The scientists did a series of eight experiments. They published their findings online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNA《美国国家科学院院刊》).They carried out the first two experiments from the sidewalk near Berkeley. They noted that drivers of newer and more expensive cars were more likely to cut off other cars and pedestrians at crosswalks. Nearly 45 percent of people driving expensive ears ignored a pedestrian compared with only 30 percent of people driving mow modest cars.In another experiment, a group of college students was asked if they would do immoral things in various everyday situations. Examples included taking printer paper from work and not telling a salesperson when he or she gave back more change. Students from higher — class families were more likely to act dishonestly.According to the scientists, rich people often think money can get them out of trouble. This makes them less afraid to take risks. It also means they care less about other people's feelings. Finally, it just makes them greedier. “Higher wealth status seems to make you want even more, and that increased want leads you to bend the rules or break the rules to serve your self- interest,” said Paul Piff, lead scientist of the study.Piff pointed out that the findings don't mean that all rich people are untrustworthy or all poor people honest. He said the experiments were to show how people living in different social situations express their instincts（本能）and values in different ways.（1）By saying “money is the root of all evil”, the author wants to .A. link wealth with bad behaviorB. draw readers' attention to the researchC. show how the saying proves the findingsD. defend rich people who do immoral things （2）According to the scientists, which is NOT the factor that makes rich people immoral?A. They welcome risks.B. They have more desires.C. They believe money talks.D. They become more selfish.（3）Why did the scientists do the experiments?A. To show how social status affects people's morality.B. To show people's instincts and values in different ways.C. To test whether the saying “money is the root of all evil” is true.D. To show the difference between higher - class people and lower - class people.（4）What does the passage really want to show us?A. The poor are respectable.B. Money is the root of all evil.C. All rich people are untrustworthy.D. The rich are more likely to act badly.【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）A（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，作者主要通过展示几个实验的结果，旨在证明"金钱是一切罪恶的根源"这一说法可能是有一定道理的。
高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析
高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Volunteer OpportunitiesRing the bellsThe Salvation Army needs bell ringers for its annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. Two hour shifts begin on Nov.12 and run Mondays through Saturdays. Volunteers can contact Jim Evers at jimevers@ or at 764-0962, or sign up online at .Read to childrenJoin the United Way and Child Care Aware in supporting the development and learning of young children. Volunteers are needed to spend 30 minutes a week reading to children and guiding related activities using literacy kits（识字工具包）provided by Childcare Aware of Eastern Kansas .A two-hour literacy training will be provided. To ensure continuity for the children in the program, we are asking that volunteers make a six-month commitment. Please contact Shelly at 865-5030, ext.301 or at volunteer@.Garden with a neighborDouglas Country Housing Inc. is looking for volunteers to assist a senior man in need of help with an overgrown garden before winter arrives. One to two hours of your time will make a huge difference in someone's quality of life. No previous gardening experience is required. Please e-mail rsovista@ or call 842-1533.Feed your friendsJust food fights hunger in our community. Help Just Food kick off the holiday season by packing. Thanksgiving meal boxes for families in need. Every year Just Food provides Thanksgiving meals to families in Douglas Country that will otherwise go without. Your help is needed for distributing these meals in advance of Thanksgiving. Help is needed on the following days and times:9 a. m. –7 p. m. Monday, Nov. 21.9 a. m. –7 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.The maximum number of volunteers is 15 at a time. To sign up, click here.（1）What should people do if they choose to read to children?A. Get trained.B. Make a plan.C. Promise to teach devotedly.D. Work 30 minutes a day.（2）If you like to help with gardening, you can get in touch with ________.A. They take place on holiday.B. They can be reached by phone.C. They are about seeking volunteers.D. They need some experience.（3）What do the four activities have in common?A. They take place on holiday.B. They can be reached by phone.C. They are about seeking volunteers.D. They need some experience.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)
（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解To fight for the conservation of forest ecosystem, several ecologists including Daniel Janzen convinced Del Oro, an orange juice producer, to donate part of their forestland to a national park. In return, Del Oro was allowed to throw large amounts of waste in the form of orange peels (皮) on a 3-hectare piece of land within the national park at no cost. Dealing with tons of leftover peels usually involved burning them or paying to have them poured into a landfill, so the proposal was very attractive.But a year later, another juice company challenged the deal in court, arguing that their competitor was “polluting a national park”. They ended up winning, and the deal between Del Oro and the national park fell through.Then in 2013, while discussing possible research avenues with Timothy Treuer, Daniel Janzen mentioned the orange story. Feeling interested, Treuer decided to stop by that piece of land that had been covered with fruit waste 15 years earlier. What he found shocked him.“While I would walk over exposed rock and dead grass in the nearby fields, I'd have to climb through undergrowth and cut paths through walls of vines (藤) in the orange peel site itself.” said Timothy Treuer.Treuer and his team spent months picking up samples (样品), analyzing and comparing them. They found great differences between the areas covered with orange peels and those that were not. The area with orange waste had richer soil.The effect that the orange peels had on the land is probably not that surprising to people familiar with composting (施肥), but what is really shocking is that a judge actually thought the waste of orange “mined” a national park and stopped it from going forward. Now that Timothy Treuer's study has received worldwide a ttention, this type of “ruining” is being seriously considered as a way of bringing forests back to life.（1）What did Del Oro usually do with orange peels?A. Add them to fuel.B. Throw them into a national park.C. Bum or bury them.D. Make them into cakes.（2）What can we know about the deal between Del Oro and the national park?A. It lasted 15 years.B. It was signed by Treuer.C. It was made in about 1998.D. It was broken by Del Oro.（3）What was Treuer's finding?A. Orange peels contain much fibre.B. Orange peels can make soil richer.C. Orange peels rot away in a short time.D. Orange waste ruined the national park.（4）What is the author's attitude toward the judge mentioned in the last paragraph? A. Disapproving. B. Positive. C. Worried. D. Admirable.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述了橘子皮对土壤的积极作用。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解(教育文化)专项训练100(附答案)含解析
（英语）高一英语阅读理解(教育文化)专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读理解Dear Mom,The big question which shocked parents often ask their child after a confrontational(冲突) moment is, "Where did you get this attitude from?" I know you hate to admit it, but I get much of my determined and strong-willed nature from you.Mom, I know it's hard dealing with the teenage anxiety and the ever-changing moods that come with raising a child. But you should also marvel at the fact that I've made it this far, that I'm healthy and happy.When I was small, I would attend barbecues and family events and wander away from my parents. It wouldn't be long before someone would stop me to ask whether I was my mother's daughter."Your mom is Melissa," they'd say, a warm smile on their faces. "Is that Tight?" I would nod. I think parents feel much hurt when their child talks back or defies them, I was shocked at this statement. To me, I acted nothing like you, Mom.No one says, "I know you're Melissa's daughter because of your eyes and nose". It's the character traits(特点)that seal the deal. Dry wit, intelligence, and yes, maybe a little bit of attitude-these are the things I am grateful I have received from you. There's nothing wrong with having attitude.Like for most black individuals, attitude is what defines you and me, and it's what keeps us from being mentally oppressed and defeated. Attitude is a non-violent form of protection and confrontation-where would we be in the world without this tool? Surely not where we are.Mom, when people ask me where I get my attitude from, I tell them: you. And when they ask me where I got my drive, my work ethic, my good hair, and my sense of humor, I say you as well. I will always say this.When I'm asked why I am the way I am, why I refuse to allow others to hurt me with their words or actions and why I think and speak about things openly and without fear. I'll tell them it's because of you.I'll complain to you about the arguments between us that leave me wondering about how God made us so much alike that we hardly even noticed. But I'll tell them about you.Love,Malahni （1）In this letter, Malahni mainly expressed her to her mother.plaintB.loveC.argumentD.anxiety（2）People recognized Malahni as Melissa's daughter mainly because of her .A.appearanceB.behaviorC.character traitsD.race（3）The underlined word "defies" in the 4th paragraph most probably means .A.refuses to obeyB.agrees withC.takes pride inD.tries to understand（4）Malahni can be a woman .A.easy to be oppressed and defeatedB.hard to get along withC.with a positive attitude towards lifeD.with violent confrontation【答案】（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了作者母亲对于作者的人生态度的影响。
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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 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 neigh bour.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 tea cher’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 y ears , 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, “Y ou 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 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 fri endsB. 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 offic er5. 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 b ecoming 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 theopening 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 beca use 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 inthe 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. anemones一、阅读理解1、（1分）1B 2 A 3 D 4 D 5 C2、（1分）1D 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 B3、（1分）1D 2 B 3 B 4 A 5 D4、（1分）1D 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 D5、（1分）1C 2 B 3 D 4 C 5 A6、（1分）1C 2 C 3 A 4 C 5 B7、（1分）1C 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 C8、（1分）1C 2 B 3 C 4 C 5 D 6 B9、（1分）1D 2 B 3 D 4 A 5 C。
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.。
高一英语阅读理解(教育文化)专项训练100(附答案)含解析
高一英语阅读理解(教育文化)专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解教育文化类1．阅读理解For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents' point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents' complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.In this article, I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarrel on unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teen's hair, the cleanness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child's failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesn't matter what the topic is—politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg—the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority—someone who actually knows something—and therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they'll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.（1）Why does the author compare the parent teen war to a border conflict?A. Both can continue for generations.B. Both are about where to draw the line.C. Neither has any clear winner.D. Neither can be put to an end.（2）What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A.The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.B.The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict.C.The teens accuse their parents of misleading them.D.The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents.（3）Parents and teens want to be right because they want to__________.A.give orders to the otherB.know more than the otherC.gain respect from the otherD.get the other to behave properly（4）What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A.Causes for the parent-teen conflictsB.Examples of the parent-teen warC.Solutions to the parent-teen problemsD.Future of the parent-teen relationship【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，对于父母来说，抚养一个十几岁的孩子就像是打一场持久战，但是是一场没有赢家的持久战。
【英语】高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析
【英语】高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Three boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi .However, their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a Mastodon (齿乳象).Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed (犁、耕)."I thought it was a log," Caid said. "I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw teeth on it." The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (浴盆), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone."They didn't expect to find that," Michael's mom said. "Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware of their surroundings and what they're digging up when they are digging and playing.""We've gotten a lot of petrified (石化的) wood and Civil War relics from the area and that's what I thought it was," the brothers' mother said. "This is our first set of teeth we've found. So we thought it was their imagination. We were quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination."They were exploring near the brothers' home. Lo and behold (真想不到), they saw what they thought resembled a fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (古生物负责人) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips, who first identified the bone as a "very mature individual."The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (猛犸).（1）How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?A. With great efforts.B. By chance.C. Instructed by an expert.D. Through imagination.（2）At first the brothers' mother thought the jawbone was .A. from people who died in the Civil WarB. the bone from a very mature individualC. like a log or somethingD. the prehistoric bone（3）The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it .A. helps people to know more about the Civil WarB. teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsC. promotes the research on more prehistoric creaturesD. attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the article?A. Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in MississippiB. Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War RelicsC. First Identifying Bone as a "Very Mature Individual"D. Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，美国密西西比的三个男孩在玩耍的时候无意中发现了齿乳象的颚骨，起初他们并不知道这是史前生物的遗骸，所发现的遗骸对史前生物的研究有较强的促进作用。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析
（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a.m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awaken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn't broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.As for the general Lack of equipment in the hose, there was no oven. tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn't the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. I'm not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out, I spent the fallowing 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.Luckily, I'm now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (用具).（1）How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?A.She was nervous to kick off the new job.B.She was annoyed with the rude students.C.She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.D.She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.（2）What was the trend in the following weeks?A.Her flat became dirtier.B.she developed disability.C.Things began to go wrong.D.More clothes needed mending.（3）What happened when the author was making a burger?A.She suffered a big fire.B.She made a terrible mistake.C.She was seriously injured.D.She broke her phone accidentally.（4）What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?A.She will go on living here.B.She will resign from her job.C.she will more into a new flat.D.She will buy new daily necessities.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文为一篇记叙文，作者去西班牙的一个漂亮小岛上做英语老师，虽然拥有自己的公寓，可是里边的生活用具很老旧，给作者的生活带来了诸多不便。
高考英语阅读训练100篇(001-100)
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 tricks.There 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 careful timing. 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 actionsD. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC.jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.A.he needs little protectionB. he will be covered with a mattressC.his life is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?A. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes 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 century?A. 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 peopleB. 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 material4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?A. 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 require home 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 technologyB. 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 fires3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. 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 sense radioactivity 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 radiation2. 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 laterC. 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 passage?A. 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 turned the 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 author?A. 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's?A. 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 and development, 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 passage?A. 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 passage?A. 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. higher 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 from?The 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 surface through 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.1.The underlined word“erupts”means .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lava2.Which words 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”3.Which 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-crust4.The best title(标题) of the passage should be u.A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. 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The First hotel.B. The Osaka hotel.C. The Fairview Hotel.D. No hotel.KEY: BCAWhen I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6…’？A. People don’t communicate without telephone.B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.D. People communicate more because of more traffic.2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?a. Point 1.b. Point2.c. Point3.d. Point 4.e. Point 5.A. c, dB. a, eC. a, cD. b, e4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .A. the TV screenB. a fax machineC. the phone line hooked up to the computerD. a microphone5.The best heading for the passage is .A. phone PowerB. Kinds of PhoneC. how to Use PhonesD. Advantage of PhonesKEY:1–5 CBDCA高考英语阅读训练（010）“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’ s passivity. “We’ re talking about a ge neration of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it t akes work. It’ s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.1.Children are becoming more inactive in study because .A. they watch TV too oftenB. they have done too much homeworkC. they have to fulfil too many dutiesD. teachers are too strict with them2.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on .A. learning LatinB. disciplineC. natural developmentD. education at school3.By“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)the author means a time .A. when children are allowed to do what they wish toB. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education4. The main idea of the passage is that .A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at schoolC. it’s time to b e more strict with our kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kidsKEY:1- 4ABAC高考英语阅读训练（011）The greatest recent changes have ,been in the lives of women ,During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old ,By the time the youngest was fifteen ,the mother would have been id her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years ,during which custom ,chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work, Today women marry younger and have fewer ch ildren Usually a woman ‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty－five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器）and convenience foods.Th is important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’ s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full－time job However ,when they married ,they usually left work at once and never returned to it ,Today the school－leaving age is sixteen ,many girls stay at school after that age ,and though women tend to marry younger ,more married women stay at work at leas until shortly before their first child is born Very many more after wads ,return to full or part-time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage ,with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more e-qually in providing the money and running the home ,according to the abilities and inter-est of each them.1．According to the passage ,around the year1990 most women marriedA．at about twenty-fiveB．In their early fiftiesC．as soon as possible after they were fifteenD．at any age from fifteen to forty－five2．We are told that in an average family about1990 .A．many children died before they were fiveB．the youngest child would be fifteenC．seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD．four of five children died when they were five.3．When she was over fifty ,the late 19th century mother .A．would expect to work until she diedB．was usually expected to take up paid employmentC．would he healthy enough to take up paid employment.D．was unlikely to find a job even if she now likely.4．Many girls ,the passage says ,are now likely to .A．marry so that they can get a jobB．Leave school as soon as they canC．give up their jobs for good after they are marriedD．continue working until they are going to have a baby5．According to the passage ,it is now quite usual for women to .A．stay at hone after leaving schoolB．marry men younger than themselvesC．start working again later in lifeD．Marry while still at schoolKEY: 1－5 ADDDC高考英语阅读训练（012）Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners .Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word“obey”is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child .Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spo-ken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises ,and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly ex-pressive as delight, pain ,friendliness, and so on But since these can’t be said to show the baby;s intention to communicate ,they ca n hardly be regarded as early forms of language ,It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment ,and that by six months theyare able to add new words to their store This self-imitation（摸仿）leads on to deliberate （有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imita-tions can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation; and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use .at seven months .of “mama”as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaning-less sound simply because he also uses it at another times for his father ,his dog ,or any-thing else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself ,I doubt ,however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds .1．Before children start speaking .A．they need equal amount of listeningB．they need different amounts of listeningC．they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obey spoken instructionsD．they can’t understand and obey the adult ‘s oral instructions2．Children who start speaking late .。
高一英语阅读理解专项训练100附答案含解析
附答案)含解析高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(一、高中英语阅读理解阅读理解1．a huge There might be as many as 10 million species of complex life on this planet today ——number. But add up all of the complex species that ever lived and some biologists think the grandtotal would be about five billion. The estimate leads to an astonishing conclusion: a staggering99% of species are not around any more. They have been driven to extinction.are believe we the extinct every year. Many scientists More species are joining the ranks ofliving through an episode of remarkably rapid extinction, on a scale that has been seen only five times in the last half a billion years. a large, global decline in a wide They call this current episode the sixth mass extinction ——variety of species over a relatively short period of time. And they tend to agree that humans arethe main cause.the to are loss pushing many species Over-hunting, overfishing, andhuman-driven habitatbrink. In fact, we have changed the planet so much that some geologists are now suggesting that. By ＂we have entered a new phase in Earth's history; an epoch they call the ＂Anthropoceneworld's the to half of will have caused the extinction of up that 2100, it is expected humanscurrent species.study the driving Because we are living through this extinction, it is relatively easy for us toforces behind it. But how do we determine what caused other mass die-offs that happened long other palaeontologists, geologists and to look at what archaeologists, have ago? To do so we scientists have concluded from the evidence they have gathered. even about the most The trouble is, those scientists do not always agree with one another ——recent extinction event. As well as the five-or six- mass extinctions, there have also been manysmaller extinctions. One of these mini extinction events happened towards the end of the Pleistocene, a few tens＂megafaunal＂of thousands of years ago. It is sometimes called the extinction because many of the species it claimed were particularly large animals, weighing more than 97lb (44kg). However,its cause remains a debate amongst scientists.What can we learn about the sixth mass extinction？（1）B. It means a global decline over a long time.A. Humans are the main cause of it.C. It occurred towards the end of the Pleistocene.D. Scientists still disagree about the causeof it.？2）What can be inferred from the text about species（A. 99% of species will not be around any more by 2100. B. By the 22nd century, there willprobably be about five million on this planet.C. About eight years later we will enter what is called the ＂Anthropocene＂. D. It is not.＂easy for us to figure out causes behind the＂Anthropocene Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the last paragraph ? ）（3A. Land animals.B. Marine life.C. Huge animals.D. Flesh-eating creatures.A1）【答案】（B2）（ C 3）（【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，许多科学家认为，我们正经历着地球史上第六次大规模物种灭绝，主要原因是人类的过度捕猎、过度捕捞和人类栖息地的丧失。
(英语)高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析
（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Last year, when our three-year-old great-granddaughter Kylie was taken to see Santa Claus, she made sure to give him her wish list of toys. A week later, she ran into a different Santa in a mall. He stoppe d to ask what she wanted for Christmas. Kylie was surprised and let him know: “If you can't remember what I told you last week, how are you going to remember on Christmas Eve?”Mary Paul, Milwaukee, WisconsinAs my son Mike and I drove to the mall, we passed a Salvation Army Santa ringing his bell. “Mike,” I said, “there's Santa!” He shook his head. “That's just some guy in a Santa suit,” he said. It saddened me to think that maybe my son no longer believed in Santa, and we drove the rest of the way in silence. At the mall, we spotted another Santa greeting young believers. Suddenly, Mike took off toward him. Turning back to me, he shouted. “Now, there's the real Santa!”Michael E. Fahey, Huntley, IllinoisWe immigrated to America from China when I was six. Because I was shy and didn't speak English, I had few friends. My days were spent at home with my brother. Sometimes we'd help our neighbor Mr. Mueller pull weeds. One Christmas Day, there was a knock at the door. Grandma opened it, and there stood a big fellow in red with a snow-white beard, laughing, “Ho, ho, ho!” He handed out presents and made us laugh. I had so much fun. It was years later when I learned that our special Santa was our neighbor Mr. Mueller.Joanne Tang, Litchfield Park, Arizona（1）Why was Kylie surprised when running into a different Santa?A. Because she got what she wished.B. Because she knew who the Santa was.C. Because she wished to get another toy.D. Because she thought they were the same Santa.（2）What would Mike's parent feel as to Mike's different attitudes towards Santa?A. Angry.B. Sad.C. Confused.D. Understandable.（3）What did Mr. Mueller do on Christmas Day?A. He stood outside our house.B. He gave out gifts by acting as Santa.C. He continued to pull weeds.D. He stayed with us in our home.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B【解析】【分析】这是一篇记叙文，讲述了三个人的圣诞节经历。
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the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them．Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．1．The writer came to London from ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Asia B．the mainland ofEurope C．America D．Africa2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．she had forgotten her friend B．she was lonely and sad in this strange landC．she was too busy to writeD．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King's College 3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？A．Happy．B．Angry．C．Sad．D．Interesting．4．The writer came to London ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to make a living B．to studyC．to learn British ways of living D．for sightseeing only 5．Englishmen ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meetB．often shake hands when they meet with friendsC．raise their hats to all friends when they meetD．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meetBA young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man's garden，and talking about children．The young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？”The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Now tie it again，please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”The young man did so．Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on．If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they areready to stand alone，you can take the string away．”6．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．how to take care of young treesB．how strict parents should be with their childrenC．how the young father should get on with his old neighborD．how to tie and untie the string7．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．in order to throw it awayB．so that both of the trees would grow straightC．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one sideD．in order to let the old man teach him8．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．When the old man has left B．After you have untied it C．When the young man has untied it next timeD．When the young tree grows strong enough9．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand aloneB．that he should always be strict with his childrenC．that he should be hard on themD．that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone10．In the story the relation（关系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.A．the young father to the old neighborB．parents to their childrenC．the old neighbor to the children of the young fatherD．grown ups to their parentsCIn 1950 an ordinary but imaginative（富于想象力）electrical engineer named Christopher Cockerell began an experiment that was soon to change the world．He came up with an idea to make boats go faster，by using a vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）．Using his wife's vacuum cleaner he was able to reverse（使倒转）the motor so that it blew instead of sucking．The air that blew out beneath（下面）acted as a cushion against surfaces．Years later，his principle of cushioned air made it possible for the first hovercraft（气垫船）to be successfully built and tried out．A journey along the Amazon River proved to the world that the hovercraft was both wonderful and useful．The invention that began in the kitchen and the boatyard of an ordinary home led to a thousand other inventions．Today hovercrafts carry passengers in comfort over rough channels and seas．11．The passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Christopher，an ordinary but imaginative engineerB．Christopher and his wife's vacuum cleanerC．Christopher and his inventionD．Christopher and his discovery12．The aim of the experiment in 1950 was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to speed up the boats B．to change the world C．to make the boats more comfortable D．to improve vacuum cleaner 13．The underlined word “sucking” in the second paragraph probably means “＿＿＿．”A．taking with great force B．drawing with great forceC．pushing with great force D．pulling with great force 14．Which of the following can push the hovercraft forward rapidly？A．Cushioned air．B．The air that sucked in．C．The air that blew out．D．The air on the surface．15．According to the passage，many other inventions were ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．the dreams of Christopher B．the results of Christopher's experimentC．the cause of Christopher's idea D．the wishes of ChristopherDCharlie studied in a famous college for four years．He studied hard anddid well in all his subjects．He hoped to become a good teacher．This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school．He likes his students and is strict（严格的）with them．He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应）to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab．“Be careful，everyone，” he said loudly．“Before I make the experiment，there're twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子），but after I finish it，there're twenty four atoms of carbon left！”He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it．But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him．He had to ask，“What happens？What makes the atom lost？”The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．“Who can tell us where it has gone？”Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row，“We did not see anybody leave the lab！”16．Charlie began to work in the middle school because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．he had been in the school for four yearsB．he couldn't do anything except teachingC．he hoped to become a good teacherD．he did well in all his subjects17．Charlie hopes ＿＿＿，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．A．all his students could understand himB．his students wouldn't be afraid of himC．his students carefully watched him making the experimentD．his students could do well in chemistry18．That day Charlie wished ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．his students could learn the chemical reactioB．his students could find the atom of carbonC．his students could count（数）the atoms of carbonD．his students could make the experiment19．The students couldn't answer Charlie's questions because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．none of them had seen the atomsB．they didn't understand their teacherC．the chemical reaction was too complicatedD．they all wanted to drop the subject20．In fact，＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Charlie failed that dayB．the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefullyC．the student in the back row hadn't learned chemistry beforeD．Charlie failed in making the experimentEIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary．First，we must understand the language when we hear it spoken．Secondly，we must be able to speak it ourselves，with confidence （自信）and without hesitation（犹豫）．Thirdly，we must do much reading．Finally，we must be able to write it．We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．There are no shortcuts to success in language learning．A good memory is a great help，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book．It is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表）of words and their meanings，studying the dictionary and so on．We must learn by using the language．If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized，we are not really learning the language．We must “learn through use．” Practice is important．We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．21．The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿.A．understanding and speakingB．listening，speaking，reading and writingC．writing and understandingD．memorizing and listening22．Someone hears and writes English very well，but he speaks it very badly．This is because ＿＿＿＿＿．A．he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spokenB．he doesn't have a good memoryC．he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD．he often hesitates（犹豫）to practise speaking it23．One can never learn a foreign language well by ＿＿＿＿＿．A．doing much practice B．studying the dictionaryC．learning through use D．using the language 24．Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？A．A good memory．B．Speaking．C．Practice．D．Writing．25．“Learn through use” means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．we use a language in order to learn itB．we learn a foreign language in order to use itC．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using it D．B and C．2高一英语阅读训练（2）AWhat is language for？Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists，the better．That's wrong．Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information．It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely．Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）．They are afraid of making mistakes．One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language．Native speakers make mistakes and break rules，too．Bernard Saw once wrote，“Foreigners often speak English too correctly．” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make．They're English mistakes in the English language．And if enough native speakers break a rule，it is no longer a rule．What used to be wrong becomes right．People not only make history，they make language．But a people can only make its own language．It can't make another people's language．So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar，but they shouldn't overdo（做过头）it．They should put communication（交际）first．1．Language is used to ＿＿＿＿＿．A．express oneself B．practise grammar rulesC．talk with foreigners only D．learn lists of words2．Generally，when an American or an Englishman speaks English，he ＿＿＿＿＿．A．never makes mistakes B．often makes mistakesC．can't avoid making mistakes D．always makes mistakes 3．“Foreigners often spea k English too correctly．” This sentence means that ＿＿．A．foreigners speak correct EnglishB．foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC．foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD．foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English4．If too many native speakers break a rule，＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．what they use will become right B．they are against the lawC．they should say sorry to others D．they will become heroes 5．When we speak a foreign language，we should ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．speak in Chinese way B．speak by the rulesC．speak to native speakers D．not be afraid of making mistakesBMr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand，reading their magazines．Mr Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent（租）a chair．Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra，was playing at the water's edge．Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out tosea．Fortunately（幸运的是），a lifeguard（救生员）was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away．He ran along the beach and dived into the sea．He swam quickly to where the girl，with her head only just above the water，was shouting for help．She was very frightened．When the lifeguard reached her she struggled（挣扎）with him，as drowning（即将淹死的）people often do．However，he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach．By the time he reached it，Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened．They had run down to the water's edge．Neither of them could swim．They just stood in the shallow water，and worried about their daughter．Had the lifeguard reached her in time？Fortunately，he had．“That was quick work，young man，”Mr Gor don said．He turned to his wife，“Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried．“Dad，how can you give him a dollar！He saved my life．I was half dead．” “Quite right，girl ” Mr Gordon said，pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道）of the value of money．He turned to his wife again and said，“She's right．She was only half dead．Give him fifty cents．”6．What happened to Sandra？A．She ran into the sea．B．Her life was saved by a lifeguard．C．She was drowned．D．She died．7．What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？A．Her father would have saved her．B．Her mother would have saved her．C．She would have swum back to the beach．D．She would have been drowned．8．What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？A．They shouted to the lifeguard．B．They dived into the water．C．Perhaps they were reading magazines．D．They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．9．Why was Sandra angry with her father？A．He did not give the lifeguard any money．B．He did not swim out to save her．C．He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．D．He gave the lifeguard too much money．10．Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？A．She was safe again．B．She was polite to the lifeguard．C．He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．D．She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．CAs one comes to some crossroads，he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead．At other crossroads，drivers have to go slow，but they do not actually have to stop （unless，of course，there is something coming along the main road）；and at still others，they do not have either to stop or to go slow，because they are themselves on the main road．Mr Williams，who was always a very careful driver，was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad．It had a “Slow” sign．He slowed down when he came to the main road，looked both ways to see that nothing was coming，and then drove across without stopping completely．At once he heard a police whistle，so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped．A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said，“You didn't stop at that crossing．”“But the sign there doesn't say 'stop'”，answered Mr Williams．“It just says 'Slow'，and I did go slow．”The policeman looked around him，and a look of surprise came over hisface．Then he put his notebook and pen away，scratched his head and said，“Well，I'm in the wrong street！”11．Mr Williams was driving ＿＿＿＿one evening．A．to a party B．to his officeC．home after work D．to work from home12．When he was stopped by a policeman，he ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．was driving at a high speed B．was driving on the main road C．was going to stop his car D．was driving slowly 13．Though slowly，Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because ＿＿＿．A．he didn't see any“stop”sign thereB．he paid no attention to the traffic regulationsC．he didn't have to stopD．he was eager to get home14．The policeman was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿at Williams' words．A．angry B．surprised C．upset D．puzzled 15．Looking round Mr Williams，the policeman was surprised because ＿＿＿＿．A．he met a mad manB．he realized that he himself was mistakenC．Mr Williams dared to speak to him like thatD．Mr Williams would not apologize to himDIn Canada you can find dogs，cats，horses，etc．in almost every family．These are their pets．People love these pets and have them as their good friends．Before they keep them in their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射）so that they won't carry disease．They have special animal food stores，though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store．Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．When you visit people's houses，they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them．You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada．They have a law against killing wild animals．If you killed an animal，you would be punished．If an animal happened to get run over by a car，people would be very sad about it．People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours．When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life．Then the old will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave themalone．16．The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．how to keep disease from pets B．pets in CanadaC．how to take good care of pets D．life of the old in Canada 17．They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ＿＿＿．A．the pets are sick B．the pets are wildC．they want to stop them from carrying diseaseD．they want them to sleep on the way home18．This passage shows that Canadians ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．hate animals B．often kill animalsC．love animals D．don't keep pets inside houses19．In Canada，children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿．A．they don't love their parents any moreB．they can only find jobs far from their parentsC．their parents' houses are too smallD．they wouldn't depend on their parents any more20．Which of the following is TRUE？A．People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．B．Pets eat better than people．C．Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．D．Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．E Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．Some places on the earth don't get much rain．But they still don't become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier．Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away．When a bit of rain falls，the plants hold the water．Without plants，the land can become desert more easily．21．Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．never have any plants or animals in themB．can all be turned into good land before longC．are becoming smaller and smallerD．get very little rain22．Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．they don't let the sun make the earth even drierB．they don't let the wind blow the soil awayC．they hold waterD．All of the above．23．Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．plants can't grow thereB．there is not enough rainC．people haven't done what scientists wish them to doD．scientists know little about the deserts24．Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？A．Scientists know how to change desert into good land．B．Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．C．If scientists can bring water to desert，people can live and grow food there．D．More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．25．After reading this passage，we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB．it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC．all places without much rain will become desertsD．it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them3AWhy do people in all countries ride in buses to school，to work and to far places？Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannot．They do not cost as much to travel on．Even though they may not move as fast as airplanes and trains，they sometimes take people between two places faster．This is because they may travel a more direct way，or may leave more often，or at better times．Buses come in different sizes．A small bus can carry only eight or ten people．A large one might have seats for fifty to seventy people and have standing room for more．Thousands of yellow school buses carry millions of children to school every year．Most of these buses have seats placed quite close together to fit in as many children as possible．Some schools buy their own buses．Others pay to use buses that belong to bus companies．City and town buses carry people for short distances．The seats of these are close together，and there is standing room as well．Most city buses have two doors so that people can get on and off quickly．Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country．Theygive people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land．These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions．They have places to store suitcases．Many have washrooms．All these things are important on a long trip．1．Compared with trains and planes，buses don't have the advantage of ＿＿＿＿．A．cheap fare B．frequent travel C．safety D．directness 2．A large bus might carry ＿＿＿＿people．A．at most seventy B．at least seventyC．more or less than seventy D．much more than seventy 3．Buses have different kinds，and they ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．leave as frequently as possibleB．carry all kinds of travelersC．carry people according to their functionsD．have seats as close as possible4．Long-distance buses give people the chance to travel across ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．huge and continuous sections of landB．large and beautiful landC．small but beautiful landD．huge districts of land5．There are different kinds of buses mentioned in this passage except ＿＿＿＿．A．short-distance buses B．direct busesC．school buses D．long-distance busesBEvery day millions of letters go from one country to another．Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan．Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa．On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible．It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）．It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly．One country did not always accept another country's letters．Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries．Letters travelled by many different routes（路线）．Some were lost along the way．Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage．The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work togetherto settle the questions of international mail．In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union．Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union．From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．6．From the story we can infer that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．mail is important to all countriesB．not enough letters are sent all over the worldC．all the letters must go to Switzerland firstD．all stamps look exactly the same7．The Universal Postal Union was formed ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to help move mail quickly around the worldB．to give many men a chance to workC．to help men meet in SwitzerlandD．to look for the lost letters along the way8．Which statement does this passage leads you to believe？A．Countries around the world need each others' help．B．Most people do not put enough postage on letters．C．It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way．D．Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox．9．The underlined word “postage” in this passage means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．money paid when you buy a stampB．money spent on an envelopeC．the charge for carrying a letter by postD．the pay a postman receives for his work10．This passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．different kinds of stamps in different countriesB．an organization that makes rulesC．international mailD．the size and weight of lettersCThe earth is made up of several layers（地层）．The top layer of the earth is called the earth's crust．The crust is divided into sections which are called plates．When two plates push against each other，or when two plates rub against each other，an earthquake happens．An earthquake causes the ground above the plate to shake．The shaking is caused by the movement of the plates．Earthquakes are likely to happen at the boundaries（边界）of the earth's plates．Each of these plates is about 70 kilometres thick．11．The underlined word “crust” means “＿＿＿＿＿＿” ．A．地面B．地皮C．地质D．地壳12．The underlined word “sections” is closest in meaning to “＿＿＿＿” ．A．parts B．lines C．groups D．teams13．What are plates？A．The top layer of the earth．B．Places that cause the ground to shake．C．The sections of the crust．D．Places where earthquakes happen．14．What theory is this passage based on？A．The theory of players．B．The theory of plates．C．The theory of crust．D．The theory of boundaries．15．Most earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．under the crustB．on the largest plateC．at the places where the plates are about 70 kilometres thickD．at places where plates meetDEarthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North。