高一英語閱讀理解練習(xí)與答案

1、高一英語閱讀理解專練AWhen many people are worried that there arenomoreheroesinthemodernera， twouniversitystudentswholost their lives to rescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist （存在） AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorning Post，the tragedy（悲劇） occurred onthe afternoon of December 14,2002 when threeschool

2、 studentsskatingon a frozen lake inQingchengParkin Hohhotfellthroughtheiceinto the freezing waterMorethan20universitystudentswhohappenedto benearthespotimmediatelywent to the rescue of the children Two childrenwerequicklyrescued，butthethirddied Thechild's body was not found for three hours. Twoo

3、f the rescuers，Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao，alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion（筋疲力盡） .Thebody of Hao who took the lead in jumping intothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday Astudent who was unwilling to tell his name saidhe andhis classmatesfromthe localcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake Whentheyheard the children'

4、;s cries for help， they went totheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren But the ice kept breaking， causingmost of them to fall into the icy waterLocal residents held mourning ceremonies（祭奠儀式）at the lakeEight of the students were seriously affectedby the freezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalfor furt

5、herobservation， buttheir liveswere no longer in danger1 Theunderlinedword“occurred” heremeans“”A. employedB. mixedC. guidedD. happened2When the three students fell into water，theuniversity students wereA. skating on the iceB. taking photos atthe lakeC. having a picnicD. walking along thelake3Whichof

6、 the followingis TRUE accordingtothe passage？A.Threestudentsdiedon thesamedayinall B. HaoLongbiao sbodywasfoundDecember 14,2002C Theuniversitystudentsdidn t thinkdangerous to save the drowning children in theonitlake D. Local residents were not brave in face ofdanger 4It can be inferred thatA. peopl

7、ethinklittleofthetwouniversitystudents' deathB. the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate onC.somestudentsregrettedforwhattheyhad doneD.heroesdon'tagreewiththestepsofmodern times5The author wrote the passage toA. warn people of the danger of skating oniceB. callonpeopleto learnfr

8、omuniversity studentsC. tell us a tragedyD. advise university students to cherishtheir livesthebrave（珍惜）BNo oneis gladto hearthathis bodyhas tobe cut open by a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）and partof it takenout Today ，however，weneedn'tworryaboutfeelingpainduringtheoperationThesickpersonfallsintoakind ofsleep ，

9、and when he awakes， the operation isfinished Butthesehappyconditionsarefairlynew It is not many years since a man who hadto have operation felt all its painLongago， operationhadusuallytobedonewhilethesickmancouldfeeleverything The sick man had to be held downon a table by force whilethe doctors did

10、theirbest for him. He could feel all the pain if his legor arm was being cut off， and his fearful criesfilled the room and theheartsofthosewhowatchedSoon after 1770, Josept Priestley discovereda gaswhichisnowcalled“ laughinggas ” LaughinggasbecameknowninAmerica Youngmenandwomenwenttoparties to try i

11、t Most of them spent their timelaughing， butonemanataparty ， HoraceWells ，noticedthatpeopledidn'tseemtofeelpain when they were using this gasHe decidedto make an experiment on himselfHe asked afriend to help himWells took some of the gas， and his friendpulledout oneofWell steethWellsfeltnopain a

12、t allAs hedidn'tknowenoughaboutlaughinggas ，he gave a man have The man criedless gasoutwiththanpainhe shouldwhenhistooth was being pulled outWells tried again ，but this time he gave too much of the gas ，and the man died Wells never forgot this terrible event 6It is felt all the painsincea manbei

13、ngoperatedA. a fewmoreyearsB. notlongC.few yearsD. two thousand years7Long ago， when the sick man was operatedon ，he A. couldfeelnothingB. couldnotwant anythingC. could feel all the painD. could doanything8Using the laughing gas， the people did notseem toA. he afraid of anythingB. feel painC. want t

14、o go to the partiesD. be ill9 If amantookless laughinggasthanheshouldhavewhenanoperationwenton，heA. feltnothingB. feltverycomfortable（舒服的）C . still felt painD. would die10. One who took too much of the laughing gas A. would laugh all the timeB. would dieC. wouldneverfeelpainD. wouldvery calmKeys: 1

15、5 DBABB610 BCBCBbeC“ The more you learn, the more you earn, ”saidthepopsinger CyndiLauper assheacceptedherhighschool diploma(證書 ),atthe age of 35 ! Although Cyndi made it withouta high school degree, most people don't. In theUSA today,about75%ofjobsneedsomeeducationortechnicaltrainingfurtherthan

16、high school. The lowest wage earners in the USAare those without high school degrees; collegegraduates(畢業(yè)生)outearnthosewithoutacollegeeducation.Peoplewithmaster'sdegrees（碩士學(xué)位） outearnthosewithonlyabachelor ( 學(xué)士學(xué)位 ); and the highest incomes ofallareearnedbypeoplewithadvancedprofessionaloracademic

17、degrees.ThesegeneralizationsexplainwhymostofyoungAmericans go to college. However, despite theaverages,morediplomasdon't alwaysmeanmoremoney.Manyskilled blue-collarworkers,salespeople business executives, and entrepreneurs outearn college professors and scientific researchers. And great athletes

18、 and entertainers outearn everyone else!11. Cyndi Lauper _.A. had been studying in high school before she was thirty-fiveB. wasn't clever because she graduated fromhigh school too lateC. got her high school diploma when she was already thirty-fiveD. didn't like studying12.Accordingtothepassa

19、ge,_.A.highschooldiplomaandhighschooldegree are the same thingB. people can't get both high school diplomaand degreeC. people must get both high school diplomaand degreeD. peoplecangetbothhighschooldiplomaand degree or either13. Why do most American young people go to college?A. Because their pa

20、rents force them to go to college.B. Because they can't get a job if they don't go to college.C. Becausethe situationof thesocietymakethem go to college.D. Because they like studying.14. What may the wordoutearnmean?A. Earningmoremoney.B. Earninglessmoney.C.Earningnomoney.D.Workingbetter.15.

21、 Which of the following is right?A. If you don't have a diploma, you can't earn money.B. Those who have diplomas always earn more money than those who don't have diplomas.C. Less diplomas always mean less money.D. Great athletes may earn more money than other people.DRooseveltactivesandc

22、levermindhelpedhim greatly through periods of his illness. As soonas hecouldsit up,heworkedonhis stampcollection,begantowriteahistoryoftheUnitedStatesandabookaboutJohnPaulJones a navyhero.He was also readyto tryanythingthatmight helphim to get well. Amemberofhisfamilytellsthefollowing:Roosevelt got

23、a great deal of physical exerciselatersimplybycrawlingaroundonthefloor.Althoughnow over forty, he spenthourscrawling around his library floor like a child. Thenhe decided to learn how to go up the stairs byhimself. Day after day he would pull himself upthestairsbythepower ofhis handsandarms.He insis

24、ted that his family and friends watch himandtalkwith him, to give the impressionthatwhat he was doing an everyday routine (例行的 )action.16. From this passage we know that Roosevelt_.A. was good at sportsB. couldn t sit upC. was a stampcollectorD. was onceseriously ill17. John Paul Jones was _.A. the

25、man who was ready to help RooseveltB. the writer of the passageC. of the membersofRoosevelt s familyD. a hero in the navy18. Roosevelt liked _.A. crawling on the floorB. reading andwritingC. physicalexerciseD.climbingstairs19. Roosevelt had a lot of exercise in order to_.A. get praised by his friend

26、s and familymembersB. tellhis friendshewashealthyC. get well againD. show hewas active and clever20. After a period of exercise. Roosevelt _.A. could walk up the stairs with the help of othersB. could crawl upstairs with his feetC. could get upstairs without anybody to helphimD. could stand up and w

27、alk for a whileKey:11-15C D C A D16-20 D D B C CEJokerfoundoneofthebiggestdiamondsinthe worldinhis ownbackyard.He soldthestonetoadiamonddealerforoverthreehundredthousanddollars.InNewYork,thediamondwasresold.This timeforalmosteighthundredthousanddollars.Thetruevalueof adiamondis neverknownuntilit has

28、beencut.Once cut successfully, its value can increase athousandtimes.It easytounderstandwhythe ownerofthe Jokerdiamondwenttothebestdiamondcutterheknew,Kaplan.Thecutterstudiedthediamondfortwelvewholemonths.When he felt he was ready to start work, hediscovered a flaw (瑕疵 ). He had to begin withhis cal

29、culations(計(jì)算)alloveragain,orhemighthavemadethestoneuseless. Six moremonths passed, and Kaplan finally saidtotheowner,“ I am ready to start my work. There willbeoneexcellentdiamondthatwillbecomparabletoany intheworld, pluselevensmalldiamondsoffirst-classquality.”Kaplanwaited a few more days until be

30、felt he was inthe best physical and mental (精神的 ) conditionpossible.Hepickeduphistoolsandheldhisbreath as he made the firstblow.Thediamondsplit ( 切開 )exactlyashepromised.21. Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _.A. in a minuteB. at the foot of a bigmountainC. in his own backyardD. i

31、n a garage22. A diamond dealer is a person _,A. in the diamond businessB. who storesdiamondsC. whocutsdiamondsD. whosellsdiamonds23. When the diamond was resold, _.A. thedealerlost alotofmoneyB.Joker made some more moneyC.thedealergot800,000dollarsD.Kaplan got 800,000 dollars24. The ownerof thediamo

32、ndthoughtthatifthe diamond was cut successfully it mightbe worth _.A. $300,000B. $500, 000C. $300,000,000D. $800, 000, 00025. Kaplan studied the diamond for _.A. oneanda halfyearsB. morethan half a yearC. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen monthsKey:21 25 CACDCFThe nervous-looking young man

33、had waitedforafewmoments outsidethejewellersbeforehegotenoughcouragetoenter.Hewaswarmlygreetedbyayoungassistant.Jamesfelta rush ofbloodtohis faceas heexplainedhe wouldbebringinginhisfuturewife to choose a birthday present. The assistantlistened carefully and told himhe d better buyanecklace.Hewasn t

34、usedtobuyingjewelleryandwasalittleworriedaboutover-spending.Aftersomediscussionas toareasonablepriceandthetype,theassistantshowedhimdozensofnecklacesand helpedhim to choose. At last James chose one and lefttheshoppromisingtoreturnatfiveo clock.When, half an hour laterthanplanned,Jamesdid return to t

35、he shop with his future wife, Laura,the assistant acted as if she had never seen himbefore.Whenshewasaskedtoshowthemsomenecklaces,shefirstbroughtoutsomeinexpensive ones for them to choose, and thengavethemtheoneshehadprepared.Achoicewassoonmadeandtheywentawaysatisfied.Jameswouldcertainlycomebacktobu

36、y what he wanted when he got married.26. A good title for this passage is_.A. A Clever AssistantB. Buying a Birthday PresentC. How to Choose a NecklaceD. A Brave Young Man27. The word “ overspending ”in this passage means_.A. spending too much moneyB. spending too much timeC. spending more time than

37、 he plannedD. spendingtoomuchtimeandtoomuchmoney28. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_.A. turned paleB. turned redC. turned yellowD. turned black29. James and Laura reached the shop atA. 4:30B.5:00C.5:30D.6:0030. James would come back to buy what he wanted becaus

38、e_.A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy thingsB. the necklace was goodC. Laura liked the necklaceD. the assistant who served James was very beautifulKeys:26-30 AABCAThe Chinese invented paper in 105 A. D. They mixed the bark of a tree and rags (破布 )with water,puta screenin

39、to themixture,andlifted out a thin piece of wet paper. They driedthe paper in the sun.TheChinesekepttheir secretofhowtomake paper until a war with Muslims in the ninthcentury.Theartofpapermakingsoonspreadthroughout the Muslim world.TheMayanIndiansin CentralAmericaandPacificIslandersalsodiscoveredhow

40、tomakepaper, but their knowledge never spread lo therest of the world.For centuries, all paper was made by hand.Rags werethemainmaterial.ThenaFrenchscientistdiscoveredthatpeoplecouldmakepaper from wood, too. Finally, in the eighteenthcentury.aFrenchmaninventedamachinetomake paper from wood.31. Who d

41、iscovered how to make paper?A. The Chinese.B. The Pacific Islanders.C. The Mayan Indians.C. All of the above.32. When did the Chinese invent paper according to the passage?A. About 1 ,800 years ago.B. About 1, 900years ago.C. About2, 000 yearsago.D. About2,100 years ago.33. Which of the following is

42、 the most importantthingthathasmadeitpossibleforpapermaking industry to develop so quickly in the lastfew centuries?A. New discoveries.B. New inventions.C. Hardwork.D. Science.34. How waspapermaking introduced into therest of the world from China?A.Throughwars,B.ThroughtheMuslims.C.ThroughtheMayanIn

43、dians.D. Throughthe Pacific Islanders.35. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. The Invention of Paper. B. The History of Papermaking.C. Different Ways of Making Paper.D. The Invention of a Papermaking Machine.HBefore the print was brought to England in 1476, everything was wr

44、itten by hand. The few people who knew how to write were trained in schools set up by the church. Those who madea living by writing for other people were called scribes( 抄寫員 )。The work of scribes was not easy. Much of it had to be done fast in order to meet the needs of the King. the church and trad

45、ers. Most of thewriting wasin Latin( 拉丁 ) ,butsome of itwasintheEnglishof theday.Andno onewasquitesure how some English words should be spelled.Oneproblemwas thatseveralletterswerewrittenwithshortverticalstrok （豎筆） thatalllooked like each other. Among themwere theletters , i, u, v, m and n, Thus .fi

46、ve straight lines ina row might stand for uni nui uvi or mii.As aresult .readingwas sometimes difficult,especially when the writing was done in a hurry.The scribes solved( 解決 )the problem in part,bychangingtheletterutoo whenitcamebefore m. n or v. This is how sum and cum camelo be written as some and come.At some point, too, the sc