高中英语阅读题及答案

　　第一篇：Travel

　　Mostpeopleusuallytraveledbyshipandtrainwhicharedrivenbysteamengine.Itplayedanimportantpartinmanykindsofvehiclesseveralscoresofyearsago.Whoinventedsteamengineandwhatunitscouldbeusedtomeasurethepowerofengine?

　　Thewordhorse-powerwasfirstusedtwohundredyearsago.JamesWattfromaworker‟sfamilymadetheworldfirstwidelyusedsteamengine.Atfirst,hecouldn‟ttellpeoplehowpowerfulitwas,becausetherewerenounitsatthattime.Wattdecidedtofindouthowmuchworkonestronghorsecoulddoinoneminute.Henamedthatunitonehorse-power.Inthiswayhecouldmeasuretheworkofhissteamengine.

　　Hediscoveredthatahorsecouldlifta3300-poundweight10feetintotheairinoneminute.Hisenginecouldlifta3300-poundweight100feetinoneminute.Becausehisenginedidtentimesasmuchworkasthehorse,Wattcalleditatenhorse-powerengine.

　　31.Themainideaofthepassageis__B_.

　　A.JamesWattinventedthesteamengine

　　B.JamesWattfirstusedhorse-powerasaunitofmeasure

　　C.howmuchpowerdoesahorsehave

　　D.whyWatt‟sengineiscalledatenhorse-powerengine

　　32.ThestorysaysthatWattmadethefirst__D__.

　　A.engineB.horse-powerengineC.usefulengineD.widelyusedsteamengine

　　33.JamesWattwasbornin_A___.

　　A.aworker‟sfamilyB.afarmer‟sfamilyC.ateacher‟sfamilyD.adoctor‟s

　　steamengine

　　34.Wattwantedtofindawayto_D___.

　　A.measuretheworkhisenginecoulddoB.tellpeoplehowpowerfulhisenginewasC.lifta3300-poundweightD.bothAandB

　　35.Onehorse-powermeansthe__A__.

　　A.workahorsecoulddoinaminuteB.weightahorsecoulddointenminutesC.workahorsecoulddointenminutesD.weightofonehorse

　　第二篇：Dinner

　　Dinnercustomsaredifferentaroundtheworld.IfyouareadinnerguestinGhana,thisinformationwillhelpyoualot.

　　InGhanadinnerisusuallyfromfourintheafternoontosixintheevening.Buttherearenostrictrulesabouttime.Wheneveraguestarrives,afamilyoffersfood.Whenyougotoahome,thepersonwho

　　receivesgueststakesyoutothelivingroomfirst.Atthistimeeveryonewelcomesyou.Thenyougotothediningroom.Thereyouwashyourhandsinabowlofwater.Allthefoodisonthetable.

　　InGhanayouusuallyeatwithyourfingers.Youeatfromthesamedishaseveryoneelse.Butyoueatfromonesideofthedishonly.Itisnotpolitetogetfoodfromtheothersideofthedish.Afterdinner,youwashyourhandsagaininabowlofwater.

　　MostmealsinGhanahaveadishcalledfufu.PeopleinGhanamakefufufromthepowderofsomeplants.Sometimestheycutthefufuwithasawbecauseitisveryhard.Youmustchewfufuwell,oryoumaygetsick.Youeatfufuwiththefingersofyourrighthandonly.41.FromthepassageweknowthatinGhana_____.

　　A.therulesfordinnertimearenotstrictB.dinnerisalwaysatsixintheevening