高一英语阅读理解试题.

高一英语阅读理解试题（故事类）(一）Son’s HelpMr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to d o it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long tim e and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”1. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.A. he was a driverB. he worked in a factoryC. he had a lot of work to doD. he had worked there for a long time2. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.A. she couldn’t find any workB. she thought her husband was tiredC. her husband spent all time in gamblingD. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling3. _______, so he was put into lockup.A. Mr. Lang often gambledB. Mr. Lang was late for workC. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at homeD. Mr. Lang wasn’t polit e to the police4. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.A. he didn’t love her any longerB. he wouldn’t stop gamblingC. he had been put into lockupD. he was hardly sent away by the factory5. Which of the following is right?A. The boy hoped his father to be put into lockup again.B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.C. The boy hoped his father to stop gambling soon.D. The boy hoped his mother to come back.(二)136 Crestview CircleDover, ConnecticutJanuary 16, 1995Gander’s Furniture StoreStamford, Connecticut, 09876Dear Sir,I am writing about your January bill, which I am returning with this letter. I am not going to pay this bill. Last month I bought a table and four chairs for $65.50. They were sent to me on December 18. That night one leg of the table broke while my wife was putting our dinner on it. It fell on one of the chair, and that broke, too. Our $ 2.50 steak(牛排) landed on the floor, and the dog ate it.I spoke to the salesmen who had sold me the table and the chairs. He told me to write you a letter. I wrote you on December 20, saying that I was not going to pay for the furniture. On December 21 some men came and took it back to the store.Please do something about your records. I do not want to receive another bill for the furniture which I returned.Yours trulyAlberts Robbins1. From the letter we can conclude that Mr Robbins had actually paid _______ for the table and the four chairs.A. $ 65.50B. $ 68.00C. $ 2.50D. no money2. Why do you think Mr Robbins write the letter to the furniture store?A. He had paid for the furniture but was asked to pay again.B. He didn’t want to receive a second bill for the furniture he had returned.C. The furniture he bought was badly made and he wanted to return it.D. He wanted the manager to scold the salesmen for the bad furniture.3. Try to guess the mood(心情) when Mr Robbins was writing the letter.A. He was angry.B. He was disappointedC. He was anxious.D. He was friendly.(三)Kate: Has y our sister’s baby arrived yet?John: Yes, I’ve been an uncle since yesterday noon.Kate: Congratulations! Is it a boy or a girl?John: An eight-pound boy. They named him Francis. That’s spelled with an “i” before the “s”, you know.Kate: That’s right. Frances with an “e” is a girl’s name. But they are both pronounced the same. Why did they name your nephew Francis?John: I don’t know. They considered a lot of other names, like Richard, Edward, Philip, David, and several others.Kate: What if the baby had been a girl? Didn’t they have any girl’s names in mind?John: They couldn’t agree on any. Whenever he suggested a girl’s name, she said, “I hate that name!” Some people have very strong feelings about names.Kate: I think most people do. Sometimes I decided not to like someone I haven’t even met, just because I don’t like his name.John: That reminds me of something I read a few days ago. Somebody had found out that school children with certain names get low marks in school just because of their names.Kate: Their family names?John: No, their first names. That’s what the article said.1. The first sentence “Has your sister’s baby arrived yet?” means _______.A. Has your sister’s baby come here yet?B. Has your sister’s baby reached your home yet?C. Has your sister’s baby been sent to you yet?D. Has your sister given birth to that baby yet?2. Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?A. Francis is boy’s name.B. Frances is a girl’s name.C. Francis and Frances have the same pronunciation.D. There is no difference between Francis and Frances.3. According to the passage, we can infer that a nephew is _______.A. a baby boyB. a baby girlC. the son of one’s brother’s or sister’sD. the daughter of one’s brother’s or sister’s.4. Reading the passage, we can know _______.A. Americans have only first namesB. Americans have only family namesC. Americans have both first names and family namesD. Americans have either first names or family names(四)Another ReasonIt was a quiet village in which there was a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses we re in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _______.A. stop the soldiers going to townsB. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiersD. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______.A. he was kind to themB. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to doD. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _______.A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didn’t come back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______.A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right?A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.(五)I Don’t Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (编辑部) but didn’t receive any answers.Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his ten-year-old daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher sai d your article digressed from the subject(离题),” said the girl.“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描写) just my father!”1. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______.A. he likes readingB. he learned much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writerD. he wanted to help others2. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______.A. and he got a lot of moneyB. and he became a famous manC. and he was respectedD. but he failed3. As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter.A. he was a writerB. he was freeC. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想)D. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. Lao Yang hoped _______.A. his article could surprise the teacherB. his article could be chosenC. the children could like his articleD. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______.A. because he couldn’t write it at allB. because he didn’t know his father wellC. because it was too bad to be chosenD. just because he described his father(六)A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales(鲸鱼). “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water.For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water — two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until some thing very strange happened. Some sharks(鲨鱼) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw themand picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over.1. Bill and Simone were traveling _______ when they met some whales.A. in a life-raftB. in MiamiC. in SimonyD. in Panama2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _______.A. they brought in a lot of waterB. they broke the side of the boatC. they pulled the boatD. they went under the water3. After their boat sank, the couple _______.A. jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterC. watched the boat go under waterD. stayed in the life-raft4. During their days at sea, _______ saved their lives.A. tins of food and bottles of waterB. a fishing-line and a machineC. whales and sharksD. Twenty passing ships5. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _______.A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldn’t wait to climb onto the boa tC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew their two months at sea would be over(七)A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided to follow him and get back the watch.Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other’s language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist(拳头) and pointed at the Italian’s watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed the watch and it was the Italian’s.1. The Frenchman went to a small Italian town _______.A. aloneB. with his wifeC. with his friendD. with an Italian2. One night he went out for _______ alone.A. a rideB. a walkC. a drinkD. rest3. Suddenly he found his_______ was gone.A. watchB. moneyC. bookD. ring4. The Italian gave up his watch to him at last because ________.A. he had stolen the watch from the Frenchman.B. he understood what the Frenchman wantedC. he had picked up the watch on his w ay from workD. he was afraid of the Frenchman5. Who was robbed of the watch on earth?A. The Frenchman was.B. The Italian was.C. Both of them was.D. Neither of them was.(八)Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other p eople’s houses.Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we ca n start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.”“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8:30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party: 6:30 p.m.”A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8:30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained(抱怨).”Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.1. Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?A. They wanted to make some new friends.B. Mr. Harris changed his work.C. They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.D. They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses.2 What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?A. It was easy to hold a big party at home.B. They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.C. They had gone to other people’s parties many times.D. They liked making friends with others.3. How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?A. From the morning till night.B. About fourteen hours.C. About two hours.D. Till midnight4. When did the party end that evening?A. At about 8:30.B. When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.C. About twelve o’clock..D. When someone telephoned the police station.5. Why did Mr. Harris telephoned the policeman about the noise?A. Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.B. He did not want his friends to stay late that night.C. His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.D. Because he hated the noise.(九)A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on theground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地). “Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry. “When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” “No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, “Have you seen it yet?” “Yes, sir.” The officer was happy and asked, “When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _______.A. buy some food for his familyB. buy some medicine for his wifeC. go to see a doctorD. go to the cinema2. The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because _______.A. they were too badB. they were very expensiveC. it rained hard that morningD. people wouldn’t go out on such a bad day3. As _______, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.A. he was ready to help othersB. the person was one of his friendsC. he thought the person would thank himD. he thought the person had drunk too much4. The farmer ran away quickly because _______.A. the policemen were coming towards himB. his wife was waiting for him at homeC. he was afraid to see a dead manD. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer5. The officer tried the farmer to _______.A. know who had killed the manB. know if he had seen the dead manC. ask when he saw the dead manD. ask if he had seen the knife(十)A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.”The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”“Fifty pounds”, he answered.The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.1. The lady was thankful to the doctor because ________.A. he had saved her lifeB. he had saved her son’s lifeC. he had lent her some moneyD. he often called on her2. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.A. the purse should be given between friendsB. the purse was too smallC. the lady was not kind to himD. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee3. What the doctor said ______ the lady.A. worriedB. interestedC. frightenedD. hurt4. The money in the purse _______.A. was only 150 poundsB. was less than 200 poundsC. was much more than the medical feeD. was not enough for the medical fee5. How do you think the doctor would feel in the end?A. Sorry and worriedB. Regret and proudC. Excited and proudD. Sorry and regret(十一)Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.“You have served me well, innkeeper,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”“What is it?” Napoleon asked.“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a s mall village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Don’t kill us! we meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you kno w the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”1. Why did the innkeeper ask Napoleon to tell him how Napoleon felt when he was being looked for?A. He wanted to know the difference between a general and an ordinary people.B. He looked d own upon Napoleon, for he thought a great man shouldn’t be defeated.C. He showed his sympathy(同情) to Napoleon in time of danger.D. He was interested in other’s failure, especially Napoleon’s.2. Why did Napoleon ordered his men to tie the couple?A because he wanted to teach the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.B. because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.C. because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.D. because he wanted to made the innkeeper know that a general like him had the same feeling as the ordinary people in face of danger.3. Which is the best title of the text?A. Napoleon’s TrickB. Napoleon and an InnkeeperC. Napoleon’s AngerD. Napoleon’s ride(十二)The moving truck with furniture was parked in front of our Southern California home. My husband and I were sweeping out the open garage when a woman from a house across the street came up to us with an apple pie.“Welcome to the neighbourhood,” she said. “I made it myself and I want you to have it.”“Really, we can’t, ” my husband replied.“Of course you can,” she ran on. “When I moved in two years ago no one welcomed me, and I want you to feel at home.” She thrust(塞) the pie i nto my husband’s hands.“Uh, well, you see,” he said, with a disappointed laugh, “we have been here four years and we’re moving.”The woman stared at him, dumbfounded(目瞪口呆), with her mouth open.“Well,” she said, shrugging(耸肩) her shoulders with an air of resignation(顺从), “Enjoy it anyway!”My husband and I laughed heartily, determining in the future to be better neighbours ourselves.1. The woman came up to us because _______.A. she wanted to see us offB. she wanted to see our furnitureC. she wanted to sell her pie to usD. she thought we had just arrived here2. The sentence “Really, we can’t” exactly means _______.A. neither the writer nor her husband could accept the apple pieB. we didn’t like eating the apple pieC. we were so busy that we had no time to eat itD. we are full. We needn’t eat it3. The phrase “feel at home” in the passage probably means _______.A. live at homeB. feel comfortableC. help oneself to itD. be brave4. From the passage, we know personal relationship in Western countries is _______.A. importantB. valuableC. necessaryD. hardly thinkable(十三)Teacher John Wise and his wife Doreen who emigrated to Tasmania 12 years ago, decided to revisit England and see the world on the way by motor cycle.After driving 10, 000 miles overland without even a puncture(停顿), they arrived in England in June.They left Tasmania in January and now plan to stay for two months at Taunton,Somerset, where Mr. Wise’s mother live s on Hamilton Road.Mr. Wise, 46, once a science teacher at Askwith Middle School in Taunton and his wife, who has three daughters, went to Hobart, Tasmania, in 1961.For their return world trip Mr. Wise took a year’s unpaid leave. “We didn’t have any spares with us, ” said Mr. Wise, “We just put our trust in ourselves and the machines.”So far the journey on a B. M. W. R50 has gone through Australia, New Zealand, Asia and India, another 14, 000 miles. They expect their final bill to be about￡1, 000.1. The underlined phrase “emigrated to Tasmania” most likely means _______.A. visited TasmaniaB. left TasmaniaC. left their own country in order to go and live in TasmaniaD. spent their holiday in Tasmania2. Their journey to England from Tasmaria _______.A. was very long and tiringB. took about five monthsC. took about two monthsD. lasted a year3. Their journey to Tasmania from England will be _______.A. more expensive than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandB. quicker than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandC. longer than the journey from Tasmania to EnglandD. more exciting and interesting4. The total cost of their journey is expected to be about _______ each.A. ￡500B. ￡750C. ￡1, 000D. ￡2505. For their return trip, Mr and Mrs Wise now plan to arrive in Tasmania approximately(接近) _______.A. in August, 1973B. in June, 1973C. in January, 1974D. in August, 1974(十四)No one was left in the museum now, and John was walking round to see if everything was all right. Suddenly he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John picked it up and gave it to the director of the museum.The director called several museums to check and see if it was a stolen painting, but no one claimed(认领) it. So the director decided to hang it in the museum. All the experts came to look at the painting. Each one said it was beautiful and had very deep meaning. The。