高一英语阅读理解测试

APeople need to relax and enjoy themse1ves．One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event．Even thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes（运动员）．Over 2000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival days．These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves．They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill．The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia．It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus（Zus）．For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games．At the Olympic Games，people could watch them box，run，jump and so on．There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch（火矩）was passed from runner to runner．The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting．People were allowed to travel to the games safely．Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies（殖民地）in Africa，Asia and Italy．They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves．1．What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves．B．The cities there were often against one another．C．People watched baseball games．D．People didn’t go to any games at all．2．What were those countries in Africa？A．Friends．B．Enemies．C．Colonies．D．Other cities．3．What did people do at the games？A．They fought．B．They just talked to friends．C．They cheered for good athletes．D．They tried to find friends．4．Greek cities then were fighting so they_____．A．were weak B．were strongC．couldn’t go to oth er cities freely D．could see each other5．The best title for the story is“_____”．A．Greece at War B．Together for the GamesC．Stop Fighting D．SportBHenry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to se11 millions of models because be could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s father hoped that his son would be come a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic（机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908-five years after Ford bad started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has be come common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．6．Henry Ford was the man to built _____ cars．A．cheap and strong B．cheap and longC．fast and expensive D．strong and slow7．Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．A．he made many greet cars B．his cars are manyC．he made lots of cars of the same kind D．both A and B8．The young man became a mechanic，_______．A．which was his father’s will B．which was against his own willC．which was against his father’s willD．which was the will of both9．The “Model T” wa s very famous_____．A．before 1908 B．between 1982 and 1908C．before 1892 D．after 190810．Ford built his own car factoryA．in 1903 B．in 1908 C．in 1913 D．in 1897CThe city of Venice，in Italy，is one of a kind．It is built on more than 120 islands，just off arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that be make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he bad any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house！11．When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．A．we were not good friends B．I was busy at workC．he had not told me that he would come D．I did not want to see him12．A doormat is a mat______．A．used as a door B．for cleaning the bottom of shoesC. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）D．near a door under which people put their keys13．I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise because____．A．he had not waited for me to eat togetherB．he had eaten too much of the foodC．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mineD．he had left the house with the window open14．At last my friend______．A．did not enter my houseB．entered my house after he opened the doorC．entered my house by climbing through the windowD．entered my house with the help of my neighbor15．The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．A．nobody would find itB．he might not lose itC．his family could use the same keyD．his friend could easily get itDThe mobile phone rule is just common polite behaviour. Most people today have a mobile phone. In fact, many people can’t imagine how they ever get along without them. However, many people also complain about mobile phone users. People complain about other people loudly discussing personal matters in public places. They complain when mobile phones ring in movie theaters and concert halls. They complain about people driving too slow, and paying no attention to where they are going because they are talking on a mobile phone. And they complain about people walking around talking to people who aren’t there.Whenever a new communication technology becomes popular, it changes the way in which society is organized. Society has to invent rules for the polite way to use the new devices. Our rules of politeness for mobile phones are still evolving.The mobile phone rule applies to most public places. Always try to have your phone ring as low as possible or put your mobile phone on the vibration（振动）mode, so it does not distract the people around you. The basic mobile phone rule includes:1. Switch it off: Turn it off when you have meetings, worship, and so on.2. Be brief: When you get a call and you’re with friends, keep the call short.3. Permission: Often, it is correct and polite behavior to inform others at the beginning of the meeting that you are expecting an important call and get their permission.4. Be polite: Don’t scream —speak in a lower-than-normal voice.5. Don’t distract: Avoid talking where you may be distracting to others.6. Driving: It is not only very dangerous, but also unlawful in most countries to drive and talk on your mobile phone.16. What is the best title for this passage?A. How to use a mobile phone.B. Mobile phone rule.C. The disadvantages of mobile phones.D. Mobile phones —making them work for us.17. According to this passage, we can know that the rules for mobile phones are .A. far from our satisfactionB. getting worseC. making people disappiontedD. developing gradually18. Which of the tips on using mobile phones properly is mentioned in this passage?A. Concentrate on what others say.B. Speak at the top of your voice in order to make yourself heard.C. Always turn off your mobile phones.D. Had better not distract others.19. What is the main purpose of writing the first paragraph?A. To attract readers to the topic of the passage.B. To give examples about people’s improper behaviors with mobile phones.C. To criticize people’s improper behaviors.D. To show mobile phones have brought people a lot of trouble.20. What does the word “it”refer to in Paragraph 3?A. A mobile phone.B. The ring of the phone.C. The mobile phone rule.D. The conversation on the phone.。