高一英語閱讀理解練習

高一英語閱讀理解練習（十）A

ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennineyearoldAlmieRosetoldherfatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowethought.Weboughtthelatestrage,BabySitter'sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,shesaidthatshe“reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.”Itwasjusttoolate,whatwithallthedetailsofpreparingChristmasdinnerandbuyinglastminutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe“rightbike”forourlittlegirl.So,herewewereChristmasEvearound9:00p.m.,withAlmieandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,nestledsnugintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkofthebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.”WhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclay(泥)andwriteanotethatshecouldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?”herdadasked.“Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis‘suchabiggirl,'itwouldbemuchbetterforhertopickitout.”Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakinglyworkingwithclaytomakeatinybike.OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthelittlehearshapedpackagewiththebeautifulredandwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud.“DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethatDaddymademeforarealone?”Beaming,Isaid,“Yes.”Almiehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,“IcouldnevertradeinthisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.I'dratherkeepthisthangetarealbike.”Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!1.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.aThegirlaskedforanewbike.bThegirlopenedthelittleheartshapedpackage.cTheparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll.dThefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.eThegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.Aa,b,c,e,dBa,c,d,b,eCa,c,b,d,eDa,b,d,c,e2Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?ATheparentswantedthegirltohavetheclaybikeforever.BTearswereinthegirl'seyesbecauseshedidn'tlikethepresentatall.CThegirlneverlostherdesireforabike.DTheparentspaidlittleattentiontothedaughter'sdesireforabike.3WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?AHewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.BHedidn'twanttodisappointhisdaughter.CHethoughthisdaughterwouldlikeit.DHewantedtogivehisdaughterasurprise.4Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastsentence?ATheparentswerehappyandencouraged.BTheparentsfeltcomfortableandrelaxed.CTheparentsweremovedandfeltproudofthegirl.DTheparentsfeltdisappointedandsorryforthegirl.B

Disposing(處理)ofwastehasbeen

aproblemsincehumansstartedproducingit.Asmoreandmorepeoplechoosetoliveclosetogetherincities,thewastedisposalproblembecomesincreasinglydifficult.Duringtheeighteenthcentury,itwasusualforseveralneighboringtownstogettogethertoselectafarawayspotasadumpsite.Residentsortrashhaulers(垃圾拖運者)wouldtransporthouseholdrubbish,rottedwood,andoldpossessionstothesite.Periodicallysomeofthetrashwasburnedandtherestwasburied.Theunpleasantsightsandsmellscausednoproblembecausenobodylivedcloseby.Factories,mills,andotherindustrialsitesalsohadwastetobedisposedof.Thoselocatedonriversoftenjustdumpedtheunwantedremainsintothewater.Othersbuilthugeburnerswithchimneystodealwiththeproblem.Severalfactsmakethesechoicesunacceptabletomodernsociety.Thefirstproblemisspace.Dumps,whicharenowcalledlandfills,aremostneededinheavilypopulatedareas.Suchareasrarelyhaveemptylandsuitableforthispurpose.Propertyiseithertooexpensiveortooclosetoresidentialneighborhoods.Longdistancetrashhaulinghasbeenacommonpractice,butoncefarmareasarerefusingtoacceptrubbishfromelsewhere,cheaplandwithintruckingdistanceofmajorcityareasisalmostnonexistent.Awareness(意識)ofpollutiondangershasresultedinmorestrictrulesofwastedisposal.Pollutionofrivers,groundwater,landandairisapricepeoplecannotlongerpaytogetridofwaste.Theamountofwaste,however,continuestogrow.Recyclingeffortshavebecomecommonplace,andmanytownsrequiretheirpeopletotakepart.Eventhemostefficientrecyclingprograms,however,canhopetodealwithonlyabout50percentofacity'sreusablewaste.

5Themostsuitabletitleforthispassagewouldbe

.APlacesforDisposingWasteBWastePollutionDangersCWaysofGettingRidofWasteDWasteDisposalProblem6Duringthe18thcentury,peopledisposedtheirwasteinmanywaysEXCEPTfor

.buryingitB.recyclingitC.burningitD.throwingitintorivers7Whatcanbeinferredfromthefourthparagraph?AFarmareasacceptwastefromthecityinmodernsociety.BThereischeaplandtoburywasteinmodernsociety.CItisdifficulttofindspacetoburywasteinmodernsociety.DWaystodealwithwasteinmodernsocietystaythesame.8Themainpurposeofwritingthisarticleisto

.Adrawpeople'sattentiontowastemanagementBwarnpeopleofthepollutiondangerswearefacingCcallonpeopletotakepartinrecyclingprogramsDtellpeopleabetterwaytogetridofthewasteC

YouarestandingunderthemostfamousneonlightsinthecentreofLondon,waitingtocrosstheroad.Suddenlythetrafficstops.Youhearthedistantsoundsofcheering,clappingandshouting.Then,likeamulti-coloredtrain,2,000peoplewithwheelsontheirfeetzoompastyou.YouhavejustwitnessedtheLondonSkate,atwiceweeklyroller-skateeventthatattractspeopleintheirhundredsandthousandsLondonSkateisacompletelyfreetourofthestreetsofLondon—theonlyconditionisthatyougoalongonroller-skates.Itlastsbetweentwoandthreehoursandbytheendofityouhaveskatedbetween10and12miles.TheskatesnakessoundthestreetsofLondonalongseveraldifferentroutes.ManyoftheroutespassbytouristattractionssuchasBuckinghamPalaceandBigBen.Marshals(交通協(xié)調(diào)員)goaheadofthegroup,stoppingthetrafficsothatpeoplecanskateassafelyaspossible.Everyoneiswelcometotakepartandpeoplefromtheageof4to63yearsoldjointhefun.“Iloveitverymuch,itisamazing.Itfeelsjustlikeacarnival(狂歡節(jié))，”saidCelesteBeverageregularskater.Roller-skatingisreallytakingoffacrossEuropeandAmerica.Itisaverygoodwaytokeepfitandcanbepractisedanywherethereisasmoothsurface.ManybigcitiesinWesternEuropeandintheUSnowhavearegulargroupskatingevent.ThebiggestskatestakeplaceinParisandMunichandtensofthousandsoffansshowuponwarmevenings.“Roller-skatingistakingovertheworld,”saidJulianGrenoble,a25-year-oldskishopemployeefromLondon.GrenoblewenttotheParis-Roller(Parisskate)regularlyuntilhemovedtoBritain.“It'ssoexcitingtoskateinPairs.Everyoneskatessofastandputsintheirbestefforts!”hesaid.TheParisRolleriswellknownbecauseofthehugeattendance,thepresenceofmarshalsandthepoliceprotection.Parisisagreatcityforroller-skatingbecauseofitslongwidestreetsandsmoothsurfaces.Roller-skatingisalsobecomingmorepopularinChinaamongyoungpeopleandchildren.Skatingfans'favoriteplacestopracticeinChinaarebigsquares.9ThisarticlemainlytalksaboutAplacesandstreetsforroller-skatingBroller-skatinginbigcitiesCLondonSkateEventDrollerskatersindifferentcountries10Theunderlinedphrase“takingoff”inthepassagemeansrisingfromthegroundB.becomingpopularC.settingoutD.gettingexciting11WecaninferfromthepassagethatLondonSkateEventAisprobablysupportedbythecitygovernmentBattractsagreatmanytouristfromallovertheworldCusuallycausesalotoftrafficproblemsDdrawspeopleofallagesintothesport12Parisisregardedasoneofthemostsuitableplacesforroller-skatingbecauseAalargeunderofrollerplayersattenditBthepoliceprotecttherollerskatersCthestreetsaresafe,wideandsmoothDtheeventusuallytakesplaceonwarmeveningsD●Putsunscreenonbeforegoingoutinthesun.●Takeitwithyou.●Useit—afteraswim—everyhourorsowhileplayingoutdoors—ifyougetsweaty.●Coverupwhenthesunisoverhead—10a.m.-2p.m.—especiallyatlunchtime.●Getyoursuntangraduallyandnottoomuch.●Controlledexposuretosunshinehelpsavoidskincancer.Askyourchemisttorecommendasuitablesunscreen.QueenslandCancerFundP.O.BoxSpringHill,QLD.4000Phone(07)8397077ProvidedforcommunityawarenessbytheQueenslandCancer13.ThispassageismostlikelytobeAanarticlefromastudenttextbookBadirectionfromabottleofmedicineCanadvertisementfromanewspaperDasuggestionfromachemist14Whichstatementistrue?AThemoreyougetsunshine,thebetteryourhealthwillbe.BYou'llneverhaveskincancerwithcontrolledexposure.CYoumustn'tstayoutsidefrom10a.m.to2p.m.DYoushouldfrequentlyputonsunscreenwhileplayingoutdoors.15AccordingtothepassagewecanseethatQueenslandCancerFundwantsto

.Asellsunscreen,shirtandhatBencouragepeopletoplayinthesunChelppeopleguardagainstskincancerDmakemoneyoutofsunscreen16Ifyouwantasunscreen,youshouldask

foradvice.AthesellerBtheadvertiserCyourparentsDyourdoctorE

Shynessisthecauseofmuchunhappinessforagreatmanypeople.Shypeopleareanxiousandself-conscious;thatis,theyareoverconcernedwiththeirownappearanceandactions.Worrisomethoughtsareconstantlyoccurringintheirminds:whatkindofimpressionamImaking?Dotheylikeme?DoIsoundstupid?AmIwearingunattractiveclothes?Itisobviousthatsuchuncomfortablefeelingsmustaffectpeopleunfavorably.Adperson’sselfconceptisreflectedinthewayheorshebehavesandthewayapersonbehavesaffectsotherpeople'sreactions.Ingeneral,thewaypeoplethinkaboutthemselveshasadeepaffectonallareasoftheirlives.Shypeople,havelowself-esteem(自尊),arelikelytobepassiveandeasilyinfluencedbyothers.Theyneedreassurancethattheyaredoing“therightthing”.Shypeopleareverysensitivetocriticism.Itmakesthemfeelinferior(自卑).Theyalsofinditdifficulttobepleasedbypraisesbecausetheybelievetheyareunworthyofpraise.Ashypersonmayrespondtoapraisewithastatementlikethisone:”You’rejustsayingthattomakemefeelgood.Iknowit'snottrue.”Itisclearthat,whileselfawarenessisahealthyquality,overdoingitisharmful.Canshynessbecompletelygotridof,oratleastreduced?Fortunately,people