版高中教學高一上學期英語閱讀訓練2

1、高一英語閱讀訓練（1）AIhavebeeninEnglandthreemonthsnowIhopeyoudontthinkIveforgottenyouTherehavebeensomanyplacestoseeandsomanythingstodothatIvenothadmuchtimeforwritinglettersIshallsoonbestartingmystudiesatKingsCollegeSofarIvebeenlearningaboutEnglandandBritishwaysoflivingIwonttellyouaboutLondonTherearelotsofboo

2、ksyoucanreadandlotsofpicturesyoucanlookataboutthisfamouscityImsureyoullbemoreinterestedtoknowwhatIthinkaboutlifehereIfindsomeofthecustoms（民俗）interestingPeopleheredonotshakehandsasmuchaswedointhemainland（大陸）ofEuropeDuringthefirstfewweeksIwasoftensurprisedbecausepeopledidnotputouttheirhandswhenImetthe

3、mMenraisetheirhatstowomenbutnottoeachother1ThewritercametoLondonfromAAsiaBthemainlandofEuropeCAmericaDAfrica2ThewriterdidnotwritetheletterearlierbecauseAshehadforgottenherfriendBshewaslonelyandsadinthisstrangelandCshewastoobusytowriteDshewastoobusywithhercourses（課程）atKingsCollege3Howdoesthewriterfee

4、laboutBritishwaysofliving？AHappyBAngryCSadDInteresting4ThewritercametoLondonAtomakealivingBtostudyCtolearnBritishwaysoflivingDforsightseeingonly5EnglishmenAdonotoftenshakehandswithfriendswhentheymeetBoftenshakehandswhentheymeetwithfriendsCraisetheirhatstoallfriendswhentheymeetDdonotraisetheirhatstoa

5、nyoftheirfriendswhentheymeetAyoungfatherwasvisitinganoldneighbortalkingaboutchildrenTheyoungmanchildren？”BTheywerestandingintheoldmansgarden，andsaid，“HowstrictshouldparentsbewiththeirTheoldmanpointedtoastring（繩索）betweenabigstrongtreeandathinyoungone“Pleaseuntie（解開）thatstring，”hesaidTheyoungmanuntied

6、it，andtheyoungtreebent（彎）overtooneside“Nowtieitagain，please，”saidtheoldman，“butfirstpullthestringtightsothattheyoungtreeisstraightagain”TheyoungmandidsoThentheoldmansaid，“There，itisthesamewithchildrenYoumustbestrictwiththem，butsometimesyoumustuntiethestringtoknowhowtheyaregettingonIftheyarenotyetabl

7、etostandalone，youmusttiethestringtightagainButwhenyoufindthattheyarereadytostandalone，youcantakethestringaway”6ThestoryisaboutAhowtotakecareofyoungtreesBhowstrictparentsshouldbewiththeirchildrenChowtheyoungfathershouldgetonwithhisoldneighborDhowtotieanduntiethestring7TheyoungmanuntiedthestringAinord

8、ertothrowitawayBsothatbothofthetreeswouldgrowstraightConlytofindthatthethinneronebentovertoonesideDinordertolettheoldmanteachhim8Whencanthestringbetakenaway？AWhentheoldmanhasleftBAfteryouhaveuntieditCWhentheyoungmanhasuntieditnexttimeDWhentheyoungtreegrowsstrongenough9AtlasttheoldmantoldtheyoungmanA

9、thatheshouldbestrictwithhischildreniftheycouldnotyetstandaloneBthatheshouldalwaysbestrictwithhischildrenCthatheshouldbehardonthemDthatheshouldtiehischildrenuntiltheyarereadytostandalone10Inthestorytherelation（關系）ofthebigstrongtreetothethinoneislikethatof.AtheyoungfathertotheoldneighborBparentstothei

10、rchildrenCtheoldneighbortothechildrenoftheyoungfatherDgrownupstotheirparentsCIn1950anordinarybutimaginative（富于想象力）electricalengineernamedChristopherCockerellbegananexperimentthatwassoontochangetheworldHecameupwithanideatomakeboatsgofaster，byusingavacuumcleaner（真空吸塵器）Usinghiswifesvacuumcleanerhewasab

11、letoreverse（使倒轉）themotorsothatitblewinsteadofsuckingTheairthatblewoutbeneath（下邊）actedasacushionagainstsurfacesYearslater，hisprincipleofcushionedairmadeitpossibleforthefirsthovercraft（氣墊船）tobesuccessfullybuiltandtriedoutAjourneyalongtheAmazonRiverprovedtotheworldthatthehovercraftwasbothwonderfulandus

12、efulTheinventionthatbeganinthekitchenandtheboatyardofanordinaryhomeledtoathousandotherinventionsTodayhovercraftscarrypassengersincomfortoverroughchannelsandseas11ThepassageismainlyaboutCChristopherandhisinventionDChristopherandhisdiscovery12Theaimoftheexperimentin1950wasAtospeeduptheboatsBtochangeth

13、eworldCtomaketheboatsmorecomfortableDtoimprovevacuumcleaner13Theunderlinedword“sucking”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“”AtakingwithgreatforceBdrawingwithgreatforceCpushingwithgreatforceDpullingwithgreatforce14Whichofthefollowingcanpushthehovercraftforwardrapidly？ACushionedairBTheairthatsuckedinCTh

14、eairthatblewoutDTheaironthesurface15Accordingtothepassage，manyotherinventionswereAthedreamsofChristopherBtheresultsofChristophersexperimentCthecauseofChristophersideaDthewishesofChristopherDCharliestudiedinafamouscollegeforfouryearsHestudiedhardanddidwellinallhissubjectsHehopedtobecomeagoodteacherTh

15、isyearheleftthecollegeandbegantoworkinamiddleschoolHelikeshisstudentsandisstrict（嚴格的）withthemHedoeshisbesttomakehisclasseslivelyandinterestingOnedayhecarefullyexplainedachemicalreaction（反響）tothestudentsofGrade2inthechemistrylab“Becareful，everyone，”hesaidloudly“BeforeImaketheexperiment，thereretwentyf

16、iveatomsofcarbon（碳原子），butafterIfinishit，thereretwentyfouratomsofcarbonleft！”HestoppedtowatchtheclassroomandhopedhisstudentswouldgoonexplainingitButtheyoungmenlookedateachotherandnobodyansweredhimHehadtoask，“Whathappens？Whatmakestheatomlost？”Theclassroomwasveryquietandnoneofthestudentslookedattheirte

17、acher“Whocantelluswhereithasgone？”Suddenlyasoftvoicecamefromthebackrow，“Wedidnotseeanybodyleavethelab！”16CharliebegantoworkinthemiddleschoolbecauseAhehadbeenintheschoolforfouryearsBhecouldntdoanythingexceptteachingChehopedtobecomeagoodteacherDhedidwellinallhissubjects17Charliehopes，sohedoeshisbestto

18、makehisclasseslivelyandinterestingAallhisstudentscouldunderstandhimBhisstudentswouldntbeafraidofhimChisstudentscarefullywatchedhimmakingtheexperimentDhisstudentscoulddowellinchemistry18ThatdayCharliewished19ThestudentscouldntanswerCharliesquestionsbecauseAnoneofthemhadseentheatomsBtheydidntunderstan

19、dtheirteacherCthechemicalreactionwastoocomplicatedDtheyallwantedtodropthesubject20Infact，ACharliefailedthatdayBthestudentinthebackrowdidntwatchherteachercarefullyCthestudentinthebackrowhadntlearnedchemistrybeforeDCharliefailedinmakingtheexperimentEInordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly（完整地），fourthi

20、ngsarenecessaryFirst，wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspokenSecondly，wemustbeabletospeakitourselves，withconfidence（自信）andwithouthesitation（躊躇）Thirdly，wemustdomuchreadingFinally，wemustbeabletowriteitWemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammarTherearenoshortcutstosuccessinlanguagelearning

21、Agoodmemoryisagreathelp，butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbookItisnotmuchlearningbyheartlonglists（一覽表）ofwordsandtheirmeanings，studyingthedictionaryandsoonWemustlearnbyusingthelanguageIfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized，wearenotreallylearningthelanguageWemust“l(fā)earnthroughuse”PracticeisimportantWemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan21Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare.ACunderstandingandspeaking