高中英语阅读理解100篇
(新)高中英语阅读100篇
高中英语阅读理解100篇一、阅读理解1、（1分）O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish witha sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?a. Lived in New York.b. Worked in a bank.c. Travelled to Texas.d. Was put in prison.e. Had a newspaper Job.f. Learned to write stories.A. e. c. f. b. d. aB. c. e. b. d. f. aC. e. b. d. c. a. f.D. c. b. e. d. a f.2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories becauseA. they had surprise endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed his love for the poorD. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because .A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to write stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that was not his4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A. He was well-educated.B. He was not serious about his work.C. He was devoted to the poor.D. He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?A. His life inside the prison.B. The newspaper articles he wrote.C. The city and people of New York.D. His exciting early life as a boy.2、（1分）One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to a neighbour of mine. He is a teacher at one of London’s big medical schools, He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton (人体骨骼) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase (箱子). At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi’an with his bicyc le. The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “the kingdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi’an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would beA. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded4、（1分）Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by train.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because ________.A. he couldn’t afford the busesB. he wanted to save moneyC. he wanted to keep in good healthD. he could do some exercises on the way3. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______A. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gain more money4. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. again asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make friends with himD. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph, “…take a chance” means ______.A. Mr. Gray happened to meet a strangerB. Mr. Grey had a chance to help a strangerC. Mr. Grey helped a stranger by chanceD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stranger would not give back the money which he lent him5、（1分）Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passage, the word “gravity” means.A. the pull of everything.B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earthD. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the air.B. it makes you jump only seven feet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everything on earth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everything.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows downwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaceship becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can’t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things.6、（1分）An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a young motorcycle policeman. As he started to make out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly, “Before you go any further, young man, I think yo u should know that the mayor of this city is a good friend of mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “Young man,”she persisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员) Patton.”Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, do you know Bill Bronson.”“Why, no,”she answered.“Well, that is the man you should have known,”he said,heading back to his motorcycle, “I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the poli ceman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. She decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She could n’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、（1分）In today’s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only a few English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travel thought of other countries as very far away and different. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic(大蒜), the Italians all eat spaghetti(细条实心面). and the Americans all drink Coca Cola, These definite(明确的) ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes(陈规老套) . But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmers, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the same music. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language!1. Now the world seems to be ——exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people traveled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmersC. watch different TV programmersD. travel more and watch the same TV programmers6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms can even “grow backwards.”If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They finally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the egg from which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and ar e kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1分）Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’ll have to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), which means you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、（1分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、（1分）When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the objec t’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly the right shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、（1分）Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children mora ls and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented14、（1分）The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、（1分）The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “This pattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules (日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others come by themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a qui et month. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens. This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’s when parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything can be done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. In the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as manyas that in December.A. twiceB. a quarterC. halfD. two-thirds4. In March, each of the staff working in the Guidance Department has to interview (会见)about ______ parents.A. 10B. 20C. 15D. 55. May is always the busiest month because the parents want to ______.A. discuss schedules with the staffB. have something done to help their children’s promotion(升级)C. know how their children are getting on with their lessonsD. do something good for the school or the staff16、（1分）Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man’s big fam ily—his parents his brothers, their wives and children. They family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.Three months later the woman went back to her parents’ home, having qu arrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart—broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved (感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband’s home.。
（完整版）高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇
V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground flo or?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the ga rden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head.B．He threw water all over himself. C．He hid himself in the bathroom.D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear powe r (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas. Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buri ed under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power s tation. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an e arthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are.A. easyB. impossibleC. reasonableD. ineffective77. What do we learn from the la st paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than others，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These terms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popu larity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign word you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”said MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are turning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that a re now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turns out they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the futureofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more po pular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and experts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see th e wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researche r, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planetsfound orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
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【最新整理，下载后即可编辑】V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in thetwo-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother. D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head. B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in the bathroom. D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buried under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, thesemethods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are .A. easyB. impossibleC. reasonableD. ineffective77. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear progr am.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than others，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These terms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities oftraditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popularity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign word you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”said MuturoKai,president of the National Language ResearchInstitute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are turning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future ofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and experts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.“What excited m e most was whether there were planets （行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting （沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first pla net in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is thefirst sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids （小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progress VII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
(新)高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇
V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the ga rden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head.B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in the bathroom.D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buri ed under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines,or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are l ikely to be broken by an earthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastesare .A. easyB. impossibleC.reasonable D. ineffective77. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than others，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These ter ms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities oftraditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popularity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign w ord you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”sai d MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are turning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，”said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future ofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announce ments.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and expe rts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with i t, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is t he first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liqu id water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that li e close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting oth er stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
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高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇100一、阅读理解 1、 O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writerof short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was bornin 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. af. 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 YorkCity3. 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、One day a few years ago a very funny thing happened to aneighbour 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 onhis 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 hissuitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.When he got back he discovered that someone had taken his suitcaseby mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.1. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert’s teacher.B. The neighbour’s teacher.C. A medical school teacher.D. The teacher’s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher’s feeling aboutthe incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good withoutRupert .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、 On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall ofthe 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 lastDecember 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, after44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi’an and his early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander’s next destinations (目的地) were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headline(标题) for this newspaper article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi’anC. Marco Polo and the Silk RoadD. An American Achieving His Aims2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the managerB. he entered the hall with a bikeC. the manager had to know about all foreign guestsD. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order, .A. China, India, and PakistanB. India, China, and PakistanC. Pakistan, China, and IndiaD. China, Pakistan, and India4. What made Friedlander want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo .B. The famous sights in Xi’an .C. His interest in Chinese silk.D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedlander can be said to be .A. cleverB. friendlyC. hardworkingD. strong—minded 4、Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work bytrain. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stoppedyou in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me ? 5, because you said you werewilling 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 orderto_______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 pa ragraph, “…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、Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannotjump 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 ispulling 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, becausespaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast thatit can escape (逃出) the earth’sgravity 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、An expensive car speeding down the main street of a small town was soon caught up with by a youngmotorcycle 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 friendof mine.”The officer did not say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of policeBarens,”continued the woman, getting more angry each moment, Stillhe kept on writing. “Young man,”shepersisted, “I know Judge Lawson and State Senator (参议员)Patton.” Handing the tick et 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, headingback to his motorcycle, “I an BillBronson.”1. The policeman stopped the car because_____A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because _____.A. the policeman didn’t know her friendsB. the policeman didn’t accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn’t know the policeman’s name 3. The policeman was _______.A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. ashy man4. The woman was _______.A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finishher workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends’ powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends’ names to the young officer5. The policeman _______.A. had no sense of humor (幽默)B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten yearsold. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. Thatwas nearly impossible for a womanin the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally acceptedby 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 tofurther her education in Paris. Shewanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forcedher to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she wasa woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed toopen a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides beingthe first woman physician andfounding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical schoolfor women.1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn’t get admit ted 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 chancesfor becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn’t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn’t set up her hospital. 3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell,except that she ______.A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______.A. EnglandB. ParisC. the United StatesD. New York City8、In today’s a ge of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place---- and to some people, a less exciting place, Fifty years ago only afew English people and holidays abroad, People who didn’t travelthought ofother 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 Americansall 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 quicklytoo. Nowadays everyone eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola. Everyone listens to the samemusic. wears the same fashions(流行式样) , buys the same cars. They just do it in a different language! 1. Now the world seems to be exciting.A. bigger and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, English people travelled abroad.A. manyB. fewC. only someD. a few3. People thought of other countries as .A. near and differentB. near and the sameC. remote and very differentD. remote and the same4. Nowadays, people’s ideas of other nationalities .A. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don’t have the same stereotypes because people _______.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. AnInteresting World9、 We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise tofind that there may be some animals that do not age. Sea anemones(海葵) are an example. Some havebeen kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of sea worms caneven “grow backwards.” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, Theyfinally end as a ball of cells(细胞) looking rather like the eggfrom which they came. Under good conditions the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growing and un-growing again and again.1. Some sea worms grow smaller when they ______.A. lose weightB. live in the darknessC. are under good conditionsD. don’t eat and are kept in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals ________.A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means ______.A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ______.A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、Now I’d like to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day ofthe exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midtermexam, this test will not include multiple --- choice questions; it will consist entirely of essays(文章). You’llhave to answer three of the five essay questions. The exam will be comprehensive (全面的), whichmeans you’ll be responsible for all of the subject matters we covered in class this term, I would suggestyou review your midterm exam as well as textbooks and your class notes. The final exam will count as 50percent of your grade of the course. The research project (项目) will count as 20 percent and themidterm exam 30 percent. I’ll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems,please drop in. Good luck to you and I’ll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. comeacross5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week11、When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, hecoughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏)flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方). changing thekind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn’t like the jo bC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company3. During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, .A. he founded Arnold BakeryB. he tried a new method of bakingC. he helped the company improve their productionD. he became successful in his business4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.5. From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was .A. determinedB. braveC. unusualD. unhealthy12、When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything elseseems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing becomenear—sighted. ThenPeople who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are faraway, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to domuch reading ,they must get glasses, too.Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactlythe right shape. They have whatis called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudybecause of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible tooperate on the cataracts and remove them.Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eyesees things from a slightlydifferent angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the sameobj ect out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relationto the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judgedistance as people with two eyes.1. We should take good care of our eyes .A. only when we can see wellB. only when we cannot see perfectlyC. even if we can see wellD. only when we realize how important our eyes are2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .A. near-sightedB. far-sightedC. astigmaticD. suffering from cataracts3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .A. experienceB. imagineC. feel painD. are affected with4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .A. seeing at nightB. seeing objects far awayC. looking over a wide areaD. judging distances5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .A. one eye bigger than the otherB. eyes that are not exactly theright shapeC. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operationD. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses13、Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailoredstories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of thelittle boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从).One day when they were out on thegrassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原)fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also thestory of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and hegotsick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Children should obey their parents quickly.B. Children should share with others.C. The author remembers many of her gra ndma’s wonderful stories.D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.3. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author was saved from the fire.B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.4. All of the following were not praised by the author except___________.A. the boy who shared his cake with othersB. the boy who ate up all his cake by himselfC. the boy who kept the cake for the futureD. the boys who didn’t obey their parents5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.A. measuredB. specially preparedC. cutD. invented 14、The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position anddirection of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away fromcurrents that would carry them off their course. Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles inthe study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. shipsneeded in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) mightexplain this difference.Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream.They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first mapof the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.1. Why are drifting bottles used?A. To determine the position of a ship.B. To find the direction of a current.C. To predict the direction of a ship.D. To carry message across the ocean.2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.D. U.S captains knew more about maps.3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?A. A map of the Gulf Stream.B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.C. A map of ocean currents.D. A map of his first voyage.4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?A. He compared his own map with other maps.B. He talked with many U.S. captains.C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.D. Both B and C.5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.A. a stream of waterB. a course of eventsC. the flow of electricityD. the situation of the present time15、 The Guidance Department (教导处) at Burrville High School has a staff (职员) of eleven. Most of their work is done with the students. But the staff sees a lot of parents, too.“Parent meetings form a clear monthly pattern,” says Mildred Foreman, Guidance Director. “Thispattern stays much the same from year to year. The busy months are October, March and May.”September starts rather slowly. Few parents come in, Most of these want to discuss the schedules(日程安排). October brings many behaviour (行为) problems. Some parents are called in. Others comeby themselves. Things quiet down in November December is a quietmon th. “It’s the holiday,” Ms Foreman says. “People want to come in, I know , but they decide to wait until after New Year’s Day.”Report cards go home just before Christmas holidays. Bad marks bring parents in as school reopens.This happens again in March, another report card month. May is always the year’s busiest month. That’swhen parents realize that their children might be held back (留级). They come in to see if anything canbe done before things are decided in June.1. “Most of their work is done with the students” means ______.A. they have most of their work done by the studentsB. most of their work is getting rid of their studentsC. most of their work is dealing with the studentsD. their work is mostly done together with the students2. I n the sentence “The staff sees a lot of parents too.” the word “see” can be replaced with “_____”.A. noticeB. understandC. arrangeD. meet3. From the diagram(图表), we know that the total of their meetings in April is ______ as many。
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高考英语阅读理解训练100篇(1－10)高考英语阅读训练（001）You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on carefultiming. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool1. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actions`D. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsout of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.needs little protection?B. he will be covered with a mattresslife is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performanceA. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntmanan accident can occur to a stuntman.percentage of serious accidents is high.)must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.KEY: 1- 5 CBDBA高考英语阅读训练（002）activity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries,trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介) on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.`By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth centuryA. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .A. a change in the position of literate people~B. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of information provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material@4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to doA. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change people's way to read.C. To show how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.KEY: 1-4 CBDA高考英语阅读训练（003）.In some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now requirehome sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.A. they took no interest in new technology|B. they did not pay great attention to preventing firesC. they showed indifference to fighting firesD. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American childrenB. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessonsC. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United StatesD. America's large population leads to more fires（3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passageA. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed. KEY: BAC高考英语阅读训练（004）.Nuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射). Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't senseradioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. They reproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years. This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.A. nuclear mysteryB. radiation detectionC. radiation levelD. nuclear radiation(2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.A. when it kills few cellsB. if it damages few cellsC. though the damaged cells can repair themselvesD. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediatelyB. damage cells which may grow into cancer years later》C. affect the healthy growth of our younger generationD. lead to all of the above results4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passageA. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger. KEY: 1- 4 DBDA：高考英语阅读训练（005）Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turnedthe corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1. What made an impression on the authorA. The doll's unusual face.B. The collection of toys.C. A stranger he met at the store.D. The beauty and size of the doll.2. Why does the author mention his niece ！A. She likes dolls.B. The doll looks like her.C. She lives near Sheftel's.D. He was looking for a gift for her.3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel'sA. He was on his way to school.B. He was looking for a present for his niece.C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.@D. None of the above is right.4. The story takes place in the ______.A. early summerB. early springC. midsummerD. late springKEY: 1-5 ADDB高考英语阅读训练（006）Technology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.!Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research anddevelopment, and the latest statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources (少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1. What is the best title for the passageA. The definition of technologyB. Modern technologyC. The application of technologyD. The development of technology2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.…A. a part of the introduction to American businessB. followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC. taken from a learned journalD. Both A and B3. Which is the main idea of the passageA. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C. Technology is the response to our needs.)D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of _________.A. higer quality of lifeB. medical technologyC. modem farming machineryD. technological substituteKEY: 1- 4BDAB高考英语阅读训练（007）！The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It looks like a “river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come fromThe earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is called magma. Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surfacethrough cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano. It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.underlined word“erupts”mean s .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lavawords in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”,A.“Volcano”and“explode”.B.“Crust”and“hard rock”C.“magma”and“lava”D.“Volcano”and“magma”is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top layer)A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rockB. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magmaC. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crustD. volcano-cracks-magma-crustbest title(标题) of the passage should be u.…A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. The Melted RockKEY: DCBA高考英语阅读训练（008）WHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTELName/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial Attractions FIRST HOTEL 222 Edward Road）＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,French restaurant,Night club,Swimming-pool, Shops,Coffee shop and bar,Telephone, radio andTV in each room,Close to the city center。
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英语阅读理解 100 篇大全高考英语阅读理解100 篇： presidentThere are stories about two U.S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain theAmerican English term OK.We dont know if either story is true，but they are both interesting. The first explanation is basedon the fact that President Jackson had very littleeducation.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them andthen had his assistants explain what they said.If he approvedof a paper.he would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didnt know how to spell.So what he really wrotewas“ol korekt”.After a while，he shortened that termto “OK”.The second explanation is based on the place wherePresident Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnrens friends organized a club to help him become President Theycaned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.31.The authorA. believes both of the storiesB.doesnt believe a word of the storiesC is not sure whether the stories are trueD. is telling the stories just for fun32. According to the passage，President JacksonA.couldnt draw up any documents at allB. didnt like to read important papers by himselfC.often had his assistants sign documents for himD .wasnt good at reading ，writing or spelling33.According to the first story, the term A.“OK”was approved of by President JacksonB.was the title of some Official documentsC.was first used by President JacksonD.was an old way to spell “all correct ’’34 .According to the second story ，the term ‘‘ OK”A.was the short way to say‘‘ old Kinderhook Club ”B.meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC.was the name of Van Burens clubD.was used to call Van Burens supporters in the election35.According to the second story.the term“OK”was first usedA.by Van BurenB.in a presidential electionC.to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD.by the members of the‘‘ Old Kinderhook Club”答案： CDCDBPassage 1 解析：这里要讲述 Andrew Jackson 和 Martin Van Buren 这 2 届美国总统的小故事。
高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇
V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground flo or?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the ga rden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head.B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in the bathroom.D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear powe r (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buri ed under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power s tation. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an e arthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are.A. easyB. impossibleC. reasonableD. ineffective77. What do we learn from the la st paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than others，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These terms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities of traditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popu larity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign word you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”said MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are turning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that a re now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future ofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more po pular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and experts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see th e wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researche r, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
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.。
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V.ReadingComprehension(15%)AItwas3.21a.m.whennine-Pear-oldGlennKreamerawoketothesmellofburning.EPcept forthecrackling（爆裂声）offlamessomewherebelowtherewasnotasoundinthetwo-storePhouseatBaldwin,Lo ngIsland.WithhisfatherawaPonnightdutPatalocalfactorP,GlennwasworriedaboutthesafetPof hismother,hissisterKaren,14andhis12-Pear-oldbrotherTodd.Herandownstairsthro ughthesmoke-filledhousetopushandpullatKarenandTodduntilthePsatup.Thenhehe lpedeachonthroughthehousetothesafetPofthegarden.There,hissisterandbrother,ta kingshortandquickbreathsandcoughing,collapsedonthelawn.Thenine-Pear-oldracedbackintothehouseandupstairstohismother'sroom.Hefoundi timpossibletowakeherup.Mrs.Kreamer,avictimofthesmoke,wasunconscious,andth erewasnobodPtohelpGlenncarrPhertothegarden.ButtheboPremainedcalmand,asafi remansaidlater,"actedwithalltheself-controlofatrainedadult."Onthebedroomtelephone,luckilPstillworking,Glenncalledhisfatherand,leavingMr. Kreamertotelephonethefirebrigadeandambulanceservice,gotonwiththetaskofsavi nghismother.Firsthefilledabucketwithwaterfromthebathroomandthrewwateroverhismotheran dherbed.Then,withawetclotharoundhisheadhewentbacktothegarden.Hecouldhearthefireenginecomingup,buthowwouldthefiremenfindhismotherinthes moke-filledhousewhereflameshadalmostswallowedupthegroundfloor?GraspingfirmlPaballofstringfromthegarage,Glennracedbackintothehouseanddashe dupstairstohismother'sroom.TPingoneendofthestringtoherhandheranback,laPing outthestringashewent,throughthehallandbackoutintothegarden.MinuteslaterhewastellingfirechiefJohnCoughlan:"ThestringwillleadPoutomother." Mrs.KreamerwascarriedtosafetPastheflameswerebreakingthroughherbedroomflo or.71．WhPdidGlennrundownstairsfirst?A．Hewantedtofindoutwhatwashappening.B．Hewasworriedabouthismother'ssaf etP.C．Hewantedtosavehissisterandbrother.D．Hewenttoseeifhisfatherhadcomeback.72．Whocalledthefirebrigadeandambulanceservice?A．Glenn.B．Glenn'sfather.C．Glenn'ssister.D．Glenn'sneighbor. 73．WhatdidGlenndotoprotecthimself?A．Heputawetclotharoundhishead.B．Hethrewwateralloverhimself. C．Hehidhimselfinthebathroom.D．Herushedouttothelawn. 74．GlennsavedhisfamilPbecause__________.A．hisfatherhadtaughthimtodosoonthephoneB．hehadlearnedsomethingaboutfir staidC．hehaddealtwiththeemergencPcalmlPandwiselPD．hehadfollowedhismother'si nstructionBTherearethreeseparatesourcesofdangerinsupplPingenergPbPnuclearpower(原子能).First,theradioactivematerialmusttravelfromitsplaceofproductiontothepowerstati on.AlthoughthepowerstationsthemselvesarestronglPbuilt,thecontainersusedforthetr ansportofthematerialsarenot.NormallP,onlPtwomethodsoftransportareinuse,nam elProadorrail,UnfortunatelP,bothofthesemaPhaveaneffectonthegeneralpublic,sinc etheParesuretopassnear,oreventhrough,heavilPpopulatedareas.Second,thereistheproblemofwaste.Allnuclearpowerstationsproducewastesthatin mostcaseswillremainradioactiveforthousandsofPears.Itisimpossibletomakethese wastesnonradioactive,andsothePmustbestoredinoneoftheinconvenientwaPsthatsc ientistshaveinvented.ForePample,thePmaPbeburiedundertheground,ordroppedin todesertedmines,orsunkinthesea.However,thesemethodsdonotsolvetheproblem,si nceanearthquakecouldeasilPbreakthecontainers.Third,theremaPoccurthedangerofaleak(泄漏)oranePplosionatthepowerstation.Aswiththeothertwodangers,thisisnotverPlike lP,soitdoesnotprovideaseriousobjectiontothenuclearprogram.However,itcanhapp en.SeparatelP,thesethreetPpesofdangersarenotagreatcauseforworrP.Takentogether,t hough,theprobabilitPofdisaster(灾难)isePtremelPhigh.75.WhichofthefollowingifFALSE?A.ItispossiblethataleakoranePplosionoccursatapowerstation.B.Itisunusualforradioactivematerialstobetransportedacrossland.C.ThecontainersarelikelPtobebrokenbPanearthquake.D.NuclearwastesremaindangerousinmostcasesformanPPears.76.TheauthorthinksthatthewaPstostorenuclearwastesare.A.easPB.impossibleC.reasonableD.ineffective77.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thepowerstationisasafeplace.B.ThedangersofnuclearenergPcanbeprevented.C.ThegeneralpublicarestronglPagainstthenuclearprogram.D.BPitself,noneofthethreedangersisverPlikelPtocausemuchworrP.78.Whatisthispassageabout?esofnuclearpower.B.Dangersfromnuclearpower.C.Publicangeratnuclearpower.D.AccidentscausedbPnuclearpower.CThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuPingfasterfasterthanothers，anditspopularitPhascausedanuneasPfeelingamongmanPJapanese.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo-wordsthatcomefromoutsidehavebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlPborrowedfromEnglishandChiease.Thesetermsareoftenchangedint oformsnolongerunderstoodbPnativespeakers.ButinthelastfewPearsthetrickle(涓涓细流)offoreignwordshasbecomeaflood，andpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapaneseto understandeachotherandcouldleadtomanPpeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesof traditional(传统的)Japanese.“The popularitPofforgignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanPthing，”sa PsuniversitPlecturerandwriterTakashi Saito.“B PusingaforeignwordPoucanmakeasub jectseemnew，whichmakesiteasierforthemedias(媒体)topick up.”“E Pperts(专家)oftenstudPabroadanduseEnglishtermswhenthePspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers，”said Mut uroKai,presidentoftheNationalLanguageResearch Institute.“Foreign wordsfindtheirwa PeasilPintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublic，whenthePshouldreallPbeePplainedinJapanese.”Againsttheflowofnewwords，manPJapaneseareturningbacktothestudPoftheirownlanguage.Saito'sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanPlanguagebooksthatarenowfl Pingoffbooksellers'shelves.“We wereePpertingtosellthebookstoPoungpeople，”saidthewriter，“but itturns outtheParemorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasPaboutthefutureof Japanese.”79.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms？A.TheideasePpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.ArewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectePperts81.WhichofthefollowingplaPsanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords？A.ThemediaandgovemmentpapersB.Best-sellingJapanesetePtbooks.C.TheinterestofPoungJapenese.D.ForeignproductsandePperts82.ThebookJapanesetoBereadAloud____.A.sellsverPwellinJapanB.issupportedbPthegovernmentC.isquestionedbPtheoldgenerationD.causesmisunderstandingamongthereaders.DPlanetHunterWhenGeoffMarcPwas14,hisparentsboughthimatelescope.EverPnight,hewouldgoon totheroofoutsidehiswindowtoseethewondersoftheskP.“What ePcitedmemostwaswhethertherewereplanets（行星）inothersolar（太阳的）sPstemswherelifemightePist,”he saPs.“I decidedtotrPtofindplanetsorbiting（沿…轨道运行）otherstarslikeour Sun.”Andhedid.“M Pfellowresearcher,PaulButler,andIfoundourfirstplanetin1995,”Dr.Ma rcPsaPs.“We workedfortenPearswithoutfindinganPthing!Butwestuckwithit,andour patiencepaidoff.”Sincethen,thetwoscientistshavediscovered65ofthemorethan100planetsfoundorbit ingotherstars.Dr.MarcPandDr.Butleralsospottedthefirst“famil P”of threeplanets.InJune20KKthePannouncedanotherdiscoverP:aJupiter-like（像木星一样的）planetorbitingstar55Cancri.Atfirst,thetworesearchersfoundonlPplanetsthatorbitclosetostars.RecentlP,thescie ntistsfoundplanetsfartherout.Theplanetorbiting55Cancriisamajorbreakthrough:it isthefirstsightingofalargegasplanetaboutthesamedistancefromthestarasJupiterisf romtheSun.WhPisthisimportant?ScientiststhinkthatlifeonEarthmaPePistbecauseoftwospecial features（特征）inoursolarsPstem.ThefirstisJupiter.“Becauseit’s sobig,Jupiterpullscometsandasteroids（小行星）,orthePallcomeandhittheEarth.”Dr.MarcPePplains.“Without Jupiter,lifeonEart hwouldlikelPhavebeendestroPed.”AsecondfeatureisthatEarthisarockPplanetwhereliquidwater,whichisnecessarPforl ife,canePist.Unlikegasplanets,rockPplanetslikeEarthhavesurfaceswherewatercang atherinpoolsandseas,whichmaPsupportlife.AhugespaceePistsbetweentheJupiter-li keplanetandtwootherplanetsthatliecloseto55Cancri.IsthereanEarth-likeplanetint hespace,toosmallforustonotice?Ifso,saPsDr.MarcP,“We wouldhavetwostrikingsimil aritiestooursolarsPstem:aJupiter-likeplanetandanEarth-likeplanet.AndtheremaPb elife!”83.WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.MarcPfromthepassage?A.HeisfondofwatchingJupiter.B.HeisfromascientistfamilP.C.HedislikesworkingwithPaulButler.D.Heisinterestedinfindinglifeinouterspace.84.HowmanPplanetsorbitingotherstarshavethetwoscientistsdiscoveredsofar?A.100B.69C.66D.6585.“But westuckwith it”（inParagraph3）means______.A.thePfeltdiscouragedB.thePcarriedonwithitC.thePfailedintheirattemptD.thePmadesomeprogressVII.Translation(15%)1.你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇
V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground flo or?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the ga rden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head.B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in the bathroom.D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear powe r (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buri ed under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power s tation. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are.A. easyB. impossibleC. reasonableD. ineffective77. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than o thers，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These ter ms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities oftraditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popularity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign w ord you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”sai d MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are tur ning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future ofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announce ments.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and expe rts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But w e stuck with it, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announc ed another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The fir st is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。
高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇
V. Reading Comprehension (15%)之袁州冬雪创作AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push andpull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the houseand upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, avictim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all theself-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house anddashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the garden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety. C．He wanted to save his sister andbrother. D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head. B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in thebathroom. D．He rushed out to the lawn. 74．Glenn saved his family because __________. A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear power (原子能). First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use,namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive forthousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they mustbe stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, theymay be buried under the ground, or droppedinto deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easilybreak the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power station. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are .A. easyB.impossible C.reasonable D. ineffective77. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers isvery likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than others，and its popularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language for centuries. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These terms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities oftraditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popularity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest inanything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer TakashiSaito.“By using a fo reign word you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for themedias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are thenincluded in government white papers，”said MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained in Japanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are turning back to the study oftheir ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flying off book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future of Japanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announcements.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and experts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”ofthree planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of twospecial features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth havesurfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with PaulButler. D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉.(be sure to )2. 是他的新发现使他得到了诺贝尔奖金.(Itwas …that…)3. 我们不知道什么东西正在停止.(what, in progress)4. 看电视能使我们获悉最新的消息.(keep…informed about)5. 听说每一个人都会已自己的方式来呵护自己.(in one’s own way)。
高中英语阅读理解100篇：Theflyingfox
高中英语阅读理解100篇：TheflyingfoxThe flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects (昆虫). Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot for years. Sometimes several hundred of them occupy (占据) a single tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the ground and squeaks (尖叫) for help. Then the older ones swoop (俯冲) down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree.1. The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in______.A. their size.B. their appearance.C. the kind of food they eat.D. the way they rest.2. Flying foxes tend to ______.A. double (翻一番) their number every year.B. fight and kill a lot of themselves.C. move from place to place constantly.D. lose a lot of their young.3. At daybreak every day flying foxes begin to______.A. fly out toward the sun.B. look for a new resting place.C. come back to their home.D. go out and look for food.4. Flying foxes have fights ______.A. to occupy the best resting places.B. only when it is dark.C. to protect their homes from outsiders (外来者).D. when there is not enough food.5. How do flying foxes care for their young?A. They only care for their own babies.B. They share the feeding of their young.C. They help when a baby bat is in danger.D. They often leave home and forget their young.The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects (昆虫). Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot for years. Sometimes several hundred of them occupy (占据) a single tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight.飞天狐狸根本不是狐狸。
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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 learnedto 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 enjoyedreading 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 skelet on 人体骨骼）to be used in his lecture, in a large brow n suitcase! 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 teacBh.eTr.he neighbour 's teacher.C. A medical school teacheDr.. The teacher 's neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He needed it for the summer term in London.B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.3. What happened at the airport?A. The skeleton went missing .B. The skeleton was stolen .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .4. Which of the following best tells the teacher 's feeling about the incident?A. He is very angry .B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert.D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、（1 分）On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi 'anwith 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 'anon his bicycle trip acrossAsiawhich started last December in New Delhi, India.When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xi 'an and his early dr coming true. Robert Friedlanobr 's next destinations ( ) wer S LanZhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi,etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.1. The best headli n标题)for this n ewspaper 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 PoloB. . 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. stron—g 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 saidto him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chanee 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 o with your story! ”“ Well, ”answeredthe 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 buseBs. 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 toA. 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 chanee ” 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 dow n. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whi 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 “ g. ravity ” meansA. the pull of everything.B. the force of attractio n 吸弓丨）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 weDig. hyto.u 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 offi say a word, but kept writing. “I am also a friend of chief of police Barens,the woman, getting more angry each moment, Still he kept on writing. “ Young man, ” shepersisted,“I know JudgeLawson and State Senator （参议员）Patton. ” Handing the ticket to the woman, the officer asked pleasantly , “Tell me, d Bill Bronson. ”“Why, no, ”she answered.“ Well, that is the man you should have known, ” hesaid, heading back to his motorcycle,“I an Bill Bronson. ”1. The policeman stopped the car because ___A. it was an expensive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driving beyond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woman was getting more angry each moment because ____ .A. the policeman didn 't know her friendsB. the policeman didn 't accept her kindnessC. the policeman was going to punish herD. she didn 't know the policeman 's name3. The policeman was ______ .A. an honourable fellowB. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woman was _______ .A. kind-heartedB. a person who depended on someone else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends 'powerful positionsD. introducing her good friends 'names to the young officer5. The policeman ______ .A. had no sense of humor幽默）B. had s sense of humorC. had no sense of dutyD. was senseless7、（1 分）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York Citywhen 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. Afterwrit ing many letters ask ing for admissi on录取）to medical schools, she was fin ally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so 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 wan ted to be a surgeojft（科医师）,but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managedto open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being thefirst woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.1. Why couldn 't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldn 't get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her education in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle障碍）almost destroyed Elizabeth 's chances for becoming for adoctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldn 't graduate from medical school.D. She couldn 't set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight yearsB. Ten yearsC. Nineteen yearsD. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts ” in the life ofBlacekwell,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 trathv e lw, orld seems a smaller place and to some people,a less exciting place, Fifty yearsago 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 garli 大蒜）,the Italia ns all eat spaghett i 条实心面）.and the America ns all drink Coca Cola, These defi nite（明确的）ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes陈规老套）.But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quickly too. Nowadays everyone eatsgarlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola.Every one liste ns to the same music. wears the same fashi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 nation.alitiesA. have changedB. are the sameC. are differentD. are almost the same5. We don 't have the same stereotypes because people _______ .A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch different TV programmesD. travel more and watch the same TV programmes6. The best title for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exacting WorldD. An Interesting World9、（1 分）We are used to the idea of aging in ourselves. We are so used to this that it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some an imals that do not age. Sea an em海葵S） are an example.Some have been kept for nearly a century without showing any signs of lifelessness. Some kinds of seaorwms can even “grow backwards. ” If kept in the dark and give n nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They fin ally end as a ball of 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 akr e pt in the dark2. According to the passage, some sea animals _____ .A. will die when they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop growing any time they want3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certain kind of sea worm growing and ungrowing again and again.B. Human beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live nearly a hundred years.4. The underlined word aging in the first sentence means .A. growing oldB. the age of a personC.getting youngerD. un -growing5. This passage is mainly about ___ .A. sea animalsB. cellsC. agingD. anemones10、（1 分）Now I 'dlike to talk to you about your final exam. The exam will be held next Thursday, the last day of the exam week. Remember to bring two of three pens in case you run out of ink. And unlike the midterm exam, this test will not include multiple --choice questions; it will consist entirely of essa文章）.You 'II have to answer three of the five essayquestions. The exam will be comprehensive（全面的），which means you'llbe responsible for all of the subject matterswe covered in classthis term, I would suggest you review your midterm exam as well as textbooksand your class notes.The final exam will count as 50 percent of your grade of the course. The research project （项目） will count as 20 percent and the midterm exam 30 percent. I 'll be in my office almost all day next Tuesday. If you run into any problems, please drop in. Good luck to you and I 'll see you on Tuesday.1. When will the final exam take place?A. On TuesdayB. On a WednesdayC. On a ThursdayD. On a Friday2. What will be included in the exam?A. There will be only multiple-choice questions.B. The exam will contain both multiple-choice and essay questions.C. The exam will have an oral and a written section.D. There will be only essay questions.3. Why does the teacher call the exam comprehensive?A. It will be easy to understand.B. Students will be tested on all the material discussed in class.C. It will cover topics from a wide variety of subjects.D. Students must complete all parts of it.4. The underlined phrase run into probably means .A. go intoB. meet somebody unexpectedlyC. come up against something with forceD. come across5. When was this talk most likely given?A. During the first week of classB. During midterm weekC. On the last day of classD. On the last day of exam week面包房 11、（1 分）When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable 痛（ 苦的 ）, Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn 't breathe. Working in a b ）awkheeryn （ you are allergic to 对…过敏）flour can be painful.But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessmanand he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.With his wife and mother, he foun ded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipe 酉3方）. changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour 标（ 准粉）, was baked in a brick oven （烘炉 ）. They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.1. A good title for this passage would be .A. A Sick BakerB. A Brick-oven Bread BakerC. An Old-fashioned BakerD. How to Overcome Allergy2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he .A. suffered from allergy to flourB. didn 't like the jobC. wanted to make more moneyD. wanted to form his own company。