高中英语阅读理解练习题及答案

A★

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

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

CostaRicansalsogrowmanyothercropssuchasfruits,cornandbeansfortheirownuse.CostaRicanslovecolorsandtheirhousesarepaintedinbrightcolors.

EducationisveryimportanttotheCostaRicans.Almosteveryvillagehasaschoolandeducationisamustforchildrenbetweensevenandfourteenyearsofage.Boysandgirlsgotoseparate(单独的)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.theeducationofCostaRica

B★

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

Atfirst,Eijkmanthoughtsomekindofgerm(细菌)causedberi?鄄beri.Heraisedsomechickens.Hedidn’teatthem,butmadeexperimentsonthem.Thelocalpeoplewerequitesurprisedatthat.OnedayhenoticedthathischickensbecamesickwhentheywerefedthefoodmostJavaneseate—refinedwhiterice(精炼米).Whenhefedthemwithunrefinedrice,alsoknownasbrownrice,theyrecovered.Eijkmanrealizedthathehadmadeanimportantdiscovery—thatsomethingsinfoodcouldpreventdisease.Thesethingswerenamedvitamins(维生素).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.Tocarryouthisexperiments.

C.TogivetheJavaneseasurprise.

D.Tomakemoneybysellingthem.

64.Ifapersondoesn’tgetenoughvitaminsinhisdiet,he’dbetter______.

A.eatmorericeB.eatmoremeat

C.eatsomechickenD.eatvitaminpills

65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.beri?鄄beriwascausedbychickens

B.theJavanesedidn’tlikevitamins

C.ChristianEijkman’sexperimentwassuccessful

D.theJavanese’sdiseasewascausedbyakindofgerm

C★★

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandreal,yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwo,perhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,sharetheirholidays,andtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality(好客)easily.

AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylives,theydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimes,we,ashosts,willappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericans,however,expresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomes,buttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomes,thewelcomewillbefull,warmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.

FortheAmericans,itisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurants,exceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!

66.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.

A.anAmericanB.aChinese

C.aprofessorD.astudent

67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.

B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.

C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.

D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.

68.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriend,wewillprobablybe______.

A.warmlywelcomedattheairport

B.offeredaridetohishome

C.treatedhospitablyathishome

D.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant

69.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.

A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtime

C.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime

70.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.

A.FriendshipsbetweenChinese

B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans

C.Americans’hospitality

D.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

D★★★

TheotherdayIheardafewlocalmusicianstalking:

“Ihatealltheterriblepianosinthistown.Ihatethatrubbishtheyplayontheradio.Theycan’tevenunderstandabitofmusic.”

“I’mneverplayinginthatclubagain.Toomanydrunksandnobodylistenstous.”

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

I’veheardthatyouaretheaverageofthefivepeoplewhomyouspendthemosttimewith,ortoputitanotherway,youarewhoyourfriendsare.

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

Thisisaneasyexercise:Makealistofthepeoplewhoyouhangoutwith,andsimplystopspendingtimewiththenegativepeopleonyourlist.Setanewstandard(标准)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

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A★

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

MsPethrickwasstandingonariverbankWednesdayafternoonwhenthesaltwatercrocodilelunged(扑),lockingitsjawsonbothherlegsasittriedtodragherunderwater.

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

MsPethrickwaslatertakentoRoyalDarwinHospitalforamedicaltreatment.Thedoctorssaidshewassufferingeightpuncturewounds(伤口)inherrightleg,apuncturewoundinherleftlegandaseriouscuttooneofherfingers.

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

HesaidMsPethrickwassavedbyherhusband’s“quickanddiligentactions”.

DrNotarasalsosaidshewouldremaininhospitalforthreetofourdaysandhaveanoperationtocleanthewounds,whichareeasytogetinfectedbecauseofbacteria(细菌)ontheteethofthecrocodile.

56.Thispassageismostlikelytobefoundin_____.

A.atravelguideB.anewspaper

C.atextbookD.anovel

57.ThecrocodileattackedMsPethrickwhenshewas______.

A.swimmingintheriver

B.standingontheriverbank

C.watchingthecrocodile

D.fishinginthewater

58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMsPethrick?

A.Hereyeswerebadlypoked.

B.Shehadeightwoundsaltogether.

C.Oneofherfingersalsogothurt.

D.Oneofthecrocodile’steethwasfoundinherleg.

59.Accordingtothepassage,NormPethrickcanbedescribedasfollowingEXCEPT______.

A.braveB.diligent

C.quickD.humorous

60.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Thehusbandshouldsavethewife

B.Amansaveswife’slifefromcrocodile’sjaws

C.Acrocodileisnotsodangerousaspeopleimagine

D.Humanbeingscanbeatcrocodilessometimes

B★★

Therearemanywaystofindajob.Itcanbeaseasyaswalkingintoaneighborhoodstoretolookatitsannouncementboard.Localstoresoftenhaveareaswherepeoplecanputsmallsignstellingwhatkindofservicetheyneedorcanprovide.Suchservicesincludecaringforchildrenorcleaninghouses.

Or,jobsearcherscanlookinthenewspaper.Localnewspapershaveemploymentannouncementsplacedbycompaniesseekingworkers.

AnotherpopulartoolforfindingjobsistheInternet.Forexample,peopleinfourhundredandfiftycitiesaroundtheworldcanusetheCraigslistWebsitetobuyobjects,meetpeopleorfindajob.Craigslistsaysthatitreceivestwomillionnewjoblistingseachmonth.

Anotherusefulwaytofindajobisthroughacollegeoruniversity.Forexample,studentsattheUniversityofTexasinAustincangototheCareerExplorationCentertogethelpinfindingajob.Ofcourse,lookingforajobrequiresknowingwhatkindofworkyouwanttodo.Forexample,thereisabookcalled“WhatColorisYourParachute(降落伞)?”byRichardBolles.Thisbookhasbeenhelpingpeoplechooseacareer(职业)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.“WhatColorisYourParachute?”isabookwhichgivestipstothosewhowantto_____.

A.workontheairplaneB.buyaparachute

C.publishabookD.findasuitablejob

64.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A.companiesoftenputjobinformationinlocalshops

B.theInternetisthemostpopulartoolforjobhuntersintheUSA

C.SusanW.Miller’scompanyishelpingpeoplechoosecareers

D.CaliforniaCareerServicesmainlyservesuniversitystudents

65.Howmanywaysoffindingajobarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

C★★

TeachingmaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.

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

●InternetBasedChineseTeachingandLearning

●RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermany

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(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.

Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?

Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?

Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.

71.Accordingtothepassage______.

A.sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthings

B.thereshouldbeegginaneggplant

C.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetree

D.boxingringsshouldberound

72.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?

A.Beeth.B.Geese.C.Meese.D.Tooth.

73.Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?

A.Awisemanandawiseguy.

B.Overlookandoversee.

C.Quitealotandquiteafew.

D.Hotashellandcoldashell.

74.Theunderlinedwords“windup”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“______”.

A.blowB.rollupC.gethurtD.finish

75.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.

A.cleverB.crazyC.lazyD.dull

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