高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)題及答案2

PAGEPAGE7高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解練習(xí)題及答案A★

WhenChristopherColumbuslandedonthethenunnamedCostaRicain1502,hesawmanyIndianswearinggoldearrings.Sohethoughtthelandmustberichingold.HenamedtheplaceCostaRica,whichmeans“richcoast”inSpanish.

Thoughlittlegoldwasfound,CostaRicatodayisindeedrichwithcoffeeandbananas.CoffeeisthemostimportantproductinCostaRicaandmostofitisexported(出口)toothercountrieslikeAmericaandWestGermany.Bananasarethecountry’ssecondmostimportantexport.

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(單獨(dú)的)schools.ClassesbegininMarchandendinNovember.Theotherthreemonthsoftheyearareharvesttimeandthechildrenhavetohelptheirparentstopickcoffeebeans.

56.What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.HowColumbusfoundCostaRica.

B.HowCostaRicagotitsname.

C.WhattheCostaRicanswore.

D.WhatlanguagetheCostaRicansspoke.

57.TheCostaRicansmayNOTpainttheirhouses______.

A.pinkandredB.greyandblack

C.blueandgreenD.yellowandorange

58.InCostaRica,boysandgirlsbetweensevenandfourteen______.

A.mustgotoschool

B.studyinthesameschool

C.donothavetogotoschoolatall

D.canchoosetostopschoolingatanytime

59.FromDecembertoFebruary,schoolchildreninCostaRica______.

A.havelessonseveryday

B.havetheirexaminations

C.helptheirparentspickcoffeebeans

D.helptheirparentsdecoratetheirhouses

60.Thispassageismainlyabout______.

A.ChristopherColumbusB.CostaRica

C.someproductsfromCostaRica

D.theeducationofB★

ChristianEijkman,aDutchdoctor,lefttheNetherlandsfortheislandofJava.Manypeopleontheislandhadadiseasecalledberi?鄄beri.Hewasgoingtheretotryandfindacure.

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm(細(xì)菌)causedberi?鄄beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice(精煉米).Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins(維生素).TheJavanesewerenotgettingenoughvitaminsbecausetheyhadactuallyremovedthepartthatcontainsvitamins.Later,otherdiseaseswerealsofoundtobecausedbythelackofvitaminsinaperson’sfood.

Todaymanypeopleknowtheimportanceofvitaminsandtheymakesuretheyhaveenoughvitaminsfromthefoodtheyeat.Iftheydon’t,theycanalsotakevitaminpills.

61.Theunderlinedword“cure”inParagragh1probablymeans______.

A.amedicaltreatmentB.akindofvitamin

C.akindofgermD.akindofrice

62.ChristianEijkmanwenttotheislandofJavato______.

A.spendhisholiday

B.findwaystogrowbettercrops

C.dosomeresearchabouttheisland

D.helptheJavanesewiththeirillness

63.WhydidChristianEijkmanraisesomechickens?

A.Toeatthem.

B.Tocarryevenunderstandabitofmusic.”

“I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.”

But,oneyoungermusiciansaid,“Thereareafewclubsthatbookmybandafewnightsamonth,andI’mtryingtofindotherplacestoplay.I’malsolookingtobookafewsummerfestivalsthisyear.”

I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.

Attitudesareimportant.Whetherthey’repositiveornegative,they’rerubbingoffonyou.Ifyou’rearoundpeoplewhocomplainaboutlackofworkandaboutothermusicians,orblame(責(zé)怪)others,andyouplaytheroleofvictim(受害者),chancesareyouwillstarttoaswell.Soit’stimetotakealookatthepeopleyoucall“friends”.

Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandard(標(biāo)準(zhǔn))foryourselfanddon’tbecomefriendswithpeoplewhofallbelowthatstandard.

Keepsuccessfulpeoplearoundyouandyourownchancesforsuccesswillbemuchbetter.Askthemhowtheydoit.Askiftheywillhelpyougettheworkyou’relookingfor,ormaybegiveyousomeadvicetohelpyouonyourcareerpath.

71.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

B.Howtomakefriendshiplastforever

C.Youarewhoyourfriendsare

D.Friendsarethemostimportantinone’ssuccess

72.Theunderlinedsentence“they’rerubbingoffonyou”inParagraph6means______.

A.they’llpushyouahead

B.they’llinfluenceyou

C.they’llcoveryourshortcomings

D.they’llhelpyouachieveyourgoal

73.Themusicians’wordsatthebeginningarewrittenmainlytoshow______.

A.themusicians’livingconditionsarequitepoor

B.peoplehavepoortasteinmusic

C.peoplehavedifferentattitudestowardsthesamething

D.youngpeoplehavegreaterchancesofsucceeding

74.BytakingtheexercisementionedinParagraph7,youcan______.

A.improvealotinmakingmorefriends

B.cometotherightwayofmakingfriends

C.developabetterrelationshipwithyourfriends

D.arrangethetimewithyourfriendsproperly

75.Thepassageismainlywrittenfor______.

A.musicians

B.managers

C.negativepeople

D.peoplewantingtosucceed

答案56-60BBACB

61-65ADBDC66-70BDCDD71-75CBCBD

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A★

NormPethrick,a36-year-oldmaninAustralia’snortherncityDarwin,waspraisedonThursdayforjumpingontoacrocodile’sbacktosavehiswifeWendyatLitchfieldNationalPark,apopulartouristspotsouthwestofDarwin,alocalnewspaperreported.

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(撲),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.

NormPethrick,whowithhiswifehadbeencollectingwater,immediatelywenttohelpher.Hejumpedontotheback,poked(戳)theeyesofthecrocodileandfinallygothiswifefree.

MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(傷口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.

“Thiscouldhavebeenafatalandtragicsituation,”saidthegeneralmanagerofRoyalDarwinHospital(RDH),DrLenNotaras,accordingtoalocalreport.

HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”.

DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria(細(xì)菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.

56.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.

A.atravelguideB.anewspaper

C.atextbookD.anovel

57.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.

A.swimmingintheriver

B.standingontheriverbank

C.watchingthecrocodileB★★

Therearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.

Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.

AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjects,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.

Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute(降落傘)?”byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer(職業(yè))sinceitwasfirstpublishedinnineteenseventy.

Someexpertsalsohelppeoplefindjobs.SusanW.MillerownsacompanycalledCaliforniaCareerServicesinLosAngeles.Shesayshercompanyhelpspeoplefindjobsbyfirsthelpingthemunderstandtheirstrengths,goalsandinterests.Thensheprovidesthemwithmethodsandresourcestohelpthemfindtherightjob.

61.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Findingajob.

B.Collegestudents’part-timejobs.

C.CraigslistWebsite.

D.Therelationbetweenstudyandwork.

62.ByloggingontheCraigslistWebsite,youcan______.

A.sellyouroldthings

B.dosomeshoppingonline

C.createyourownannouncementboard

D.getusefulinformationabout450cities

63.“WhatColorisYourParachuC★★

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Youmaystartwiththesepagesfromthiswebsite—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.

●AIsForLove

FlashcardsforlearningafewChinesewords

●ListeningtothesoundofChinese

PlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.

●AfewChinesewords

Eachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.

IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp.

●Zhongwensite

Morethanadictionary!

●ClavisSinica

ExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5],andgivesindividualword’sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool.

●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionary

Ifyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.

●TheChineseOutpost

Pronunciation,CharacterandGrammerByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.

●LearnCantonese/MandarinOnline

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IfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone.

●WanfangData

Asanaffiliate(分支)ofChineseMinistryofScience&&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservices,WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculture,medicine,business,science,etc.

66.Theunderlinedlinesareprobablysome______.

A.booksB.websites

C.tipsforlearningChinese

D.dictionariesforlearningChinese

67.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.

A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher’slecture

C.anewspaperD.theInternet

68.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter’sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.

A.ZhongwensiteB.AIsForLove

C.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords

69.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you’dbettersurf______.

A.LearnMandarinonline

B.WanfangData

C.RainlandkidsdiscoverChinese

D.TheChineseOutpost

70.Theunderlinedword“gateway”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagate

B.aplacethroughwhichyoucangotoanotherplace

C.thespacewhenadoorisopen

D.ameansofgettingorachievingsomething

D★★★

Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.

However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.

WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探討它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onego