高一英语上学期阅读理解20篇

高一英语上学期阅读理解20篇

一

1

Read the advertisements, and then choose the right answer.

Driver Wanted

(1) Clean driving license. (2) Must be of smart appearance.

(3) Aged over 25. Apply to: Capes Taxi,17 Palace Road, Boston.

2

Air Hostesses for International Flights Wanted

(1)Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old.

(2) Height 1.6m to 1.75m.

(3)Education to GCSE(General Certificate of Secondary Education)standard.

(4)Two languages. Must be able to swim.

Apply to: Recruitment office, Southern Airline, Heathrow Airport West.HR37KK.

3

Teachers Needed

For private language school. Teaching experience unnecessary.

Apply to: The Director of Studies. Instant Language Ltd,279 Canal street, Boston.

1. What prevents Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis?

A. Fond of beer and wine.

B. Punished for speeding and wrong parking.

C. Unable to speak a foreign language.

D. Not having college education.

2. Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just graduated from a college. Which job might be given to him?

A. Driving for Capes Taxis.

B. Working for Southern Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Language Ltd.

D. None of the three.

3. What prevents Mary, aged 25, becoming an air hostess?

A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined.

B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.

C. She has never worked as an airhostess before.

D. She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad.

4 Which of the following is not mentioned in the three advertisements?

Marriage. B. Male or female. C. Education. D. Working experience.

二

Dear Carol,

I wear braces (牙箍) and I know I look just terrible in them. Is there anything I can do to improve my appearance until they come off?

Connie N. Philadelphia, PA

Dear Connie,

Start by thinking about how good you are going to look when your braces come off. If you are negative about your appearance, people will pick that up right away about you. In the meantime there are several things that you can do to lift your spirits:

Change your hairstyle. Be sure to get a good cut so that the shape of your hair will be flattering to your face and also good for your type of hair (fine, thick, straight, curly, etc.) Choose a hairstyle

that draws attention away from your face. Hair pulled back into a pony-tail or into a ball on top or slightly off-center can be attractive and practical for this purpose.

Keep skin clean. If you choose to wear makeup(化妆品), it should look natural. Blusher(腮红) and lip gloss(润唇膏) in light tones of peach or pink are best.

Be well-groomed(打扮). Neatness really counts. People see a total look about you before they ever become aware of your braces. And first impressions are lasting ones!

1. Why did Connie write to Carol?

A. Because she really cared about her clothes.

B. Because she cared much about her appearance.

C. Because her teeth were not good.

D. Because she didn’t know how to make up.

2. Carol’s idea about one’s appearance is that _________.

A. change your hairstyle and you will look beautiful

B. keep your skin clean and you will look good

C. neatness really counts

D. if you yourself don’t think you look smart, neither will people

3. Carol tries to let Connie know that __________.

A. the deepest impressions one leaves on others is the first ones

B. spirits are important when we talk about one’s appearance

C. there are some practical ways to draw people’s attention away from where you don’t feel good

D. all of the above

4. The underlined word “count” means “_________” in the last par agraph.

A. say numbers in order

B. be of importance

C. not include

D. be accepted

三

“I'm seventy years old,” says the gray-haired lady proudly to the entertainer at her Community Club dinner.

“Did you hear that, everyone?” says the entertainer. “This lovely lady is just seventy years young! And she doesn’t look a day over fifty.”

He has been careful not to use the word “old”. In a society where youth is so admired, old age is often seen as something sad, something t o fight against. Americans prefer not to say “old” people. They use the expression “senior citizens”. They do not talk about “old people’s” homes, but “retirement” homes.

In fact, the entertainer is not so wrong. Seventy is not very old these days. People in the US are living longer and longer. In1980, 12 percent of Americans were over sixty-five years old. By 2030, 21 percent will be over sixty-five. One reason for this is that families are getting smaller. The average couple now has only 1.8 children. At the same time, improved medical care means that people are living longer.

This change in the age of Americans is going to have serious results. For one thing, medical costs are rising. The government is unable to pay the elderly people's medical bills that have gone up very much. Some old people have to leave hospital “sicker and quicker” than they should, before they are really better.

More fortunate senior citizens, though, who still have good health, want new laws to be passed to allow them to stay at work. In the past, the retirement age was sixty-five, but that is changing now. Older people are stronger and more energetic than ever before. Many of them