高一英语下学期阅读理解（15篇）（上半学期）（一）
一
If you have to miss a meal a day, which meal will cause you fewest health problems if you don’t eat it? If you have to make a decision of this type, most people (especially very busy people) will choose to skip breakfast.
However, many experts in the field of health consider breakfast ( the meal which ―break‖ you ―fast‖ ) to be the most important t meal of the day. If we eat a good breakfast, they say, we will have the energy and nutrients (营养) we need to begin our working day with vigor(活力) and stay hopeful with good honor. However, many people skip breakfast or substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal. What happens if we ignore the importance of breakfast?
One recent study conducted in the United States tested a large number of people. Participants included both males and females who ranged in age from 12 to 83. The results showed that if a person eats an adequate breakfast, he or she will work more efficiently and more productively than if he or she skips breakfast or eats a very poor breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person’s work involves mental(脑力的) activities. The study showed that if school-children eat fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, they will learn more quickly and will be able to concentrate (集中)on their lessons for a longer period of time than if their breakfast is inadequate. The study also showed that contrary to what people believe, if you skip breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry if they skip breakfast that they eat too much for lunch and end up gaining weight instead of losing. So remember, if you want to lose weight, skipping breakfast will not help you. You will likely lose more weight if you decrease your other meals.
1. According to experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day because _____.
A. a good breakfast breaks you down fast
B. you’ll lose weight quickly if you s kip breakfast
C. breakfast provides what a person needs to work
D. after a long night, you’ll feel very hungry
2. The underlined part ―substitute a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal‖(Para. 2) probably means _______.
A. to exchange a cup of coffee for a well balanced meal.
B. To drink a cup of coffee instead of a well balanced meal.
C. To change a cup of coffee into a well balanced meal.
D. To regard a cup of coffee as a well balanced meal.
3. The example of school-children in para.3 shows that _______.
school-children will be quick and attentive all day if they eat breakfast
a proper breakfast will make mental workers more efficient
fruit, eggs, bread and milk are the best breakfast for mental workers
school-children who have breakfast are much bright er than those who don’t
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to Para. 4?
Some people skip breakfast because they want to be slimmer.
Most people who skip breakfast actually eat more for lunch.
People put on weight because they eat too much breakfast.
Skipping breakfast won’t help people who want to lose weight.
5. The best title of the passage is _______.
A. How to Lose Weight
B. What’s a Healthy Diet
C. Surprising Results of a Study
D. Breakfast – A Meal That Breaks You Fast
二
Some people may be wondering why traffic safety clothing is so important to the person who is involved(涉及到) in traffic control. Traffic safety clothing can provide high visibility(能见度) and serve as life saving wear for those who work in and around moving traffic as a part of their job. Traffic safety clothing makes the wearer more noticeable. They are most needed for the person working in the traffic department. It becomes necessary that the wearers choose traffic safety clothing that would best suit their job. A traffic person is expected to wear a bright color so that he stands conspicuous in a road that is full of traffic. When the traffic clothing comes in reflecting(反射) bright light, the wearer is noticed easily.
Traffic safety clothing also has the reflective stripes(条纹) and it is these stripes that make the wearer seen even during the dark hours. Safety traffic clothing acts as a very important role in preventing accidents and also makes sure at the same time that the drivers are surely saved. When there is someone on the road wearing traffic safety clothing that is bright in color, it becomes easy for the driver to watch out. With the development of the Internet, shopping for the safety clothing has become very easy and if you are involved traffic control, you can buy what suits you through Supply Line https://www.doczj.com/doc/7d7388712.html,. Traffic safety clothing is made out of the very best fabrics(纤维) that will certainly make sure that you have a great deal of lasting use on the roads.
1. Traffic safety clothing is important to .
A. the police working in the police station
B. those who have their own motorbikes or cars
C. the person who is selling cars and trucks
D. those who have to work in and around moving traffic
2. What dose the underlined word ―conspicuous‖ in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Easy to operate.
B. Easy to notice.
C. V ery important.
D. Specially smart.
3. What part do the reflective stripes of traffic safety clothing play?
A. They make the clothing more popular.
B. They make the clothing have a special sign.
C. They make the wearer noticed at night.
D. They make the clothing look more colorful.
4. According to the passage, one is advised to buy traffic safety clothing .
A. through the Internet
B. in the local supermarket
C. in the traffic department
D. in the special store
5. We can learn from this passage that .
A. traffic safety clothing can be bought anywhere
B. traffic safety clothing only can be noticed in the day
C. traffic safety clothing can last a long time
D. traffic safety clothing is very cheap
三
You don’t have to accept your failure if what you really want to achieve is success. Failure is said to be the best teacher. People learn and have more confidence in what they know through experimenting until a solution is found, which once resulted in failure. For every successful achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those who we consider successful are those who refuse to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure.
The incandescent lamp (白炽灯) was invented after 1000 failures. If the inventor Edison had stopped after he tried 100 times without the desired result , what would have been the result of such effort? Any time you see new products and new inventions, think of failures that are not accepted.
Any time your effort is not bringing a desired result, you don’t have to call it a failure. Call it a challenge. What is the difference between the two? One is negative, while the other is positive. What you need is positive thinking to achieve success. Failure means there is no way out or no other choice, but a challenge is a question mark asking another way out of the situation, a solution to the problem, the job at hand.
Keep dreaming, and keep moving—that is the way to success. A wise man once said if you cannot fly, run. If you can not run, walk. If you can not walk, crawl (爬)；just keep on moving. If you fall down, you have to get up and start moving. If not, other people will place the feet on you towards their achievement. What you call failure and give up is what someone will go about with just a little extra effort to reach achievement.
1. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. We shouldn’t accept failure if we want to achieve success.
B. Every successful achievement has many failures.
C. Edison didn’t succeed until he had thousands of failures.
D. The secret of success lies in the belief in yourself.
2. The author gives the example of the incandescent lamp (白炽灯) to show .
A. failure is the mother of success
B. well begun is half done
C. practice makes perfect
D. no pleasure without pain
3. The author suggests that we should treat failure as a challenge because .
A. challenges give us confidence
B. failure holds back success
C. challenges can encourage us
D. failure brings negative feelings
4. We can infer from the third paragraph that .
A. failure means a question mark
B. different attitudes brings different results
C. we ought to call failure a challenge
D. we can achieve success after failure
5. In the last paragraph the author is trying to encourage us to .
A. find a proper solution to failure
B. run instead of walking
C. never fall down before you succeed
D. never give up trying
四
A pair of twin-brother ligers, a rare lion-tiger hybrid(杂种), have become superstars in China's southernmost island province of Hainan after becoming the first ligers in the country to reach their first birthday.
Tens of thousands of tourists visited the liger brothers at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park during the week-long May Day holiday that ended on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare animals. At least 10,000 people signed a red banner when the park celebrated the liger's birthday on May 2. People expressed the hope that the twins would be strong and healthy, the Hainan Daily reports. Zookeepers even made the twins a special birthday cake out of beef and eggs.
The ligers, born on May 2, 2005 , are named 'Ping Ping' and 'An An', which together translate as 'safe and sound'. Their mother Huan Huan is a six-year-old tigress and their father is a four-year – old lion named Xiao Erhei. The couple first gave birth to a liger in June 2004 but the cub (幼兽) died of respiratory(呼吸的）failure 72 hours later.
The pregnancy (怀孕) rate for lion-tiger couples is only between one and two percent and the cubs normally have a short life expectancy due to the differences in their chromosomes(染色体). Zoologists say only six to eight ligers are living in the world. China's first tiger-lion hybrid cub
was born at Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, in 2002. But it died a week later.
Ping Ping and An An have broken the survival record set by a liger who lived for 113 days at Hongshan Zoo.
1 Why can Ping Ping and An An become superstars?
A. Because they are the most beautiful ligers.
B. Because they are the cleverest ligers.
C. Because they are the most attractive ligers.
D. Because they are the first ligers to live for a year.
2. Why can't ligers live long ?
A. Because their chromosomes are different.
B. Because they are too small when they are born.
C. Because their parents don't live long.
D. because they are short of food.
3. How many ligers did the passage mention?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
4. What is the best title of this passage?
A. China's longest living twin ligers celebrate their lst birthday
B. Why can't ligers in the world live long
C. How to raise ligers safely
D. The story behind the ligers
五
Second Life is a 3D, online world in which computer users can create a new self and live a different life. Second Life is one of the most popular new online games.
But unlike other games, Second Life is not about winning or losing. Second Life is technically a computer game. But people involved in it do not consider it a game because the players create everything. Second Life is more for socializing and creating communities.
Users of Second Life are called residents. To take part, they must create an avatar, or an electronic image of themselves. Some avatars look like humans, while others look like animals or imaginary creatures.
Inside the Second Life world, residents live in different versions of themselves. They build homes, run businesses, buy and sell things, work, play, and attend school. They even have relationships and get married.
Second Life was created in 2003 by Linden Lab in San Francisco, California. Linden Lab controls the Website where the ever-changing world is being created. There are now about one million people around the world who are active in Second Life. The number has grown quickly since the beginning of the year when there were about one hundred thousand users.
The average age of people involved with Second Life is about thirty. However, Linden Lab recently created Teen Second Life for younger users. Second Life has its own economy and its own money, called Linden dollars.
Millions of dollars are made and spent each month in Second Life. Users can enter Second Life for free. But they must pay for a membership if they want to own land or buy and sell goods and services.
Recently, several major companies have become involved with Second Life. They wanted to be part of the growing business world that exists within the made-up reality.
1. What’s special about the game ―Second Life‖?
A. It’s a game about losing and winning.
B. It creates everything in life.
C. It benefits one’s abilities to socialize and create.
D. It is simply a popular game to kill time.
2. What does the underline d word ―avatar‖ mean?
A. An instrument someone uses.
B. A picture someone takes.
C. An imaginary identity of someone.
D. A weapon used in Second Life.
3. Which is NOT true about the game ―Second Life‖?
A. A resident in Second Life lives a life somewhat like that of real life.
B. The number of users of Second Life is about ten times as large as that of 2003.
C. You can’t enter Second Life until you pay for the entrance fee.
D. To own possessions, a resident has to pay to be a member of Second Life.
4. Why do some big companies want to join in Second Life?
A. They want to experience life in the made-up reality.
B. They want to promote their products more widely.
C. The want to be a member of Second Life.
D. They want to build agencies in Second Life.
六
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
Memory ―trick‖ work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when ―trick‖ of our memory can cause us great trouble.
1. If you want to have a good memory, .
A. you should force yourself to remember things
B. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
C. you should never stop learning
D. you should try hard to remember tings
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.
B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.
C. The writer remembered to lock the door.
D. the writer remembered unlocking the front door.
3. From the sentence ―We never get tired of hearing new ones‖, we can infer that .
A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors
B. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors
C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness
D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people
4. In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .
A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous
B. always forgetting things is understandable
C. forgetting things at times is natural
D. the way to protect yourself from memory ―tricks‖
The best title for this passage is .
A. How to Get a Good Memory
B. ―Tricks‖ Of Memory
C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous
D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness
七
Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word ―diet‖everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically (心理) and physically.
Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption(消费) of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤) instead. All we have to do is to swallow(吞咽) or recognize the word ―diet‖ in food labels.
On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don’t have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.
The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients(营养成分). Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.
Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from using them .
1 From paragraph 1,we learn that ______.
diet product fail to bring out people’s potential
B people have difficulty in choosing diet products
C diet products are misleading people
D people are fed up with diet products
2 one psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to ______.
try out a variety of diet foods B hesitate before they enjoy diet foods
C Pay attention to their own eating habits
D watch their weight rather than their diet
3. In Paragraph 3, ―gain comes without pain‖ probably means ______.
A. losing weight is effortless
B. it costs a lot to lose weight
C. diet products bring no pain
D. diet products are free from calories
4. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products ______.
A are over-consumed
B lack basic nutrients
C are short of chemicals
D provide too much energy
5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. diet products: a good choice for losing weight
B. diet products and basic nutrients
C. the diet zone: an attractive place
D. the diet zone: a dangerous place
八
Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock（闹钟）. He tried to shave（刮脸）quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing（熨）, so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter（表）. He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
1. Harry had _________ .
A. a lucky day
B. an unlucky day
C. a busy day
D. a good day
2. Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
a. The man who read the electricity meter came. b Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.
A. a, b, c, d, e
B. b, a, d, c, e
C. b, a, c, d, e
D. c, b, d, a, e
3. Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?
A. He had only one shirt.
B. The only other needed ironing.
C. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.
D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.
4. Harry was taken to the police station because .
A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there
B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi
C. a man killed a woman with a knife
D. the murderer(杀人犯) was seen to run a away in a taxi
5. His boss told him to go away and find another job because .
A. he had been kept by the police
B. there was blood on his shirt
C. he was late for work
D. he had killed a woman
九
The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to food and forty percent of cancer is related to food as well. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colour in meats and other food additives（添加剂）caused cancer.
Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings （包装）of foods are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to their animals, and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of cows. Sometimes similar tings are supplied to animals not for their health, but just to make a
profit.
The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although some countries have tried to control such things, the practice continues.
1. According to this passage, we can know .
A. perhaps most of human illness is caused by what we eat
B. perhaps most kinds of cancer are related to what people eat
C. cancer was discovered in 1945
D. science has made food unfit to eat
2. Things that are used to keep colours in meats are .
A. harmful
B. useless
C. helpless
D. dangerous
3. All the additives .
A. are bright and colourless
B. are not bright and colourful
C. have indirect effects on our health
D. have direct effects on our health
4. People use additives .
A. to make food more unfit to eat
B. to improve the colour and taste of the food
C. to change colour of the food
D. to take off the diseases of the food
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. Some wrappings of food are harmful.
B. Farmers try to make more money on the market by fattening their animals.
C. ―The practice continues‖ means ―things are still going on like that‖.
D. We needn’t take care of what we eat.
十
In 1812, in a village near Paris, France, a little boy had a terrible accident. He hit himself in the eye with one of his father's sharp tools, and became blind. His name was Louis Braille, and he was only four years old.
He was a clever little boy, and he soon learned to ―see‖ without his eyes. He touched things, or smelled them, or tasted them. His family described things to him. Although he couldn’t see people’s faces, he learned to recognize their voices.
After his seventh birthday, Louis went to the little school in the village. But there weren’t any books for him. His classmates read his lessons to him and his sisters helped him with his homework. He learned his lessons well, but he couldn’t learn to read or write.
In 1819, the village priest (牧师) told Louis Braille's story to the director of a famous school for blind boys. At this school, boys learned math, grammar, geography, history, and music. And they learned to read!
Louis went to the school in Paris in February, 1819. He loved his classes and received high grades. He learned to play the piano and to knit (编织) hats and sweaters. And he learned to read — with his fingers!
The raised-print letters in the books at school stood up from the surface of the paper. Louis could feel them with his fingers. He was able to recognize some of them easily, but some of them were difficult. The letters had to be very large, and sometimes there were only a few letters on a page. The books were huge and heavy. And they were expensive. There were only fourteen books in the school library!
Louis read the three or four books for his class again and again. He tried to think of a better way to make books for blind people. He experimented with new alphabets.
After about three years, Louis invented a system of raised dots. The other students thought
Louis's system was wonderful. They were able to read it easily, and they learned to write, too. Today, there are thousands of Braille books for blind people. Louis Braille was only fifteen years old when he invented his wonderful system!
1. Without his eyes, he could also ―see‖ by _________ .
A. touching things
B. smelling or tasting things
C. trying to recognize people's voices
D. all the above ways
2. He went to _________ in February, 1819.
A. a famous school for blind boys in Paris
B. a music school for blind people
C. a private school for blind people
D. a school for blind people far away from Paris
3. Louis Braille became famous because he invented ____ .
A. the English alphabet
B. a system of raised dots to make books for blind people
C. books for blind people to learn maths
D. grammar books for blind people
4. According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. His father’s carelessness made Louis Braille blind
B. With the help of priest, Louis Braille went to the school in Paris in 1819
C. Louis Braille is the only one who reads with fingers in the school.
D. It took him about 15 years to invent a system of raised dots
5. The main idea of this passage is that ____.
A. Louis was a good student at the school in Paris
B. he learned to ―see‖ with the help of books
C. he invented a system of raised dots to make books easier for blind people to read
D. there are thousands of Braille books for blind people
十一
What will man be like in the future —in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.
But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.
Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a
lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and motions similar to our own.
1. The passage mainly tells us that __________.
A. Man’s life will be different in the future
B. Future man will look quite different from us
C. Man is growing taller and uglier as time passes
D. Man’s organs’ functions will change
2. What serves as the evidence that man is changing?
A. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.
B. Man’s hair is getting thi nner and thinner.
C. Man’s arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.
D. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.
3. The change in man’s size of the forehead is probably because __________.
A. he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacity
B. his brain has grown larger over the past centuries
C. he will use his brain more and more as time goes on
D. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time
4. Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future?
A. He is hairless because hair is no longer useful.
B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.
C. His fingers grow weaker because he doesn’t have to make use of them.
D. He thinks and feels in a different way.
5. It is implied that __________.
A. human beings will become less attractive in the future
B. body organs will become poorer if they are not used often
C. human beings hope for a change in the future life
D. future life is always predictable
十二
Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things they learn to do without being taught--- to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle --- compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, let alone(更不用说) correct them. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let him do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(常规的) work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get the right answer. Let’s end all this nonsense of grades, exams and marks. Let us throw them all out, and let the children learn what all educated persons must someday learn: how to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.
Let them get on with this job in the way that seems most sensible(合情理的) to them, with our help as school teachers if they ask for it. The idea that there is a body of knowledge to be learnt at school and used for the rest of one’s life is nonsense(无意义的) in a world as complicated
and rapidly changing as ours. Anxious parents and teachers say, ―But suppose they fail to learn something essential(基本的), something they will need to get on in the world?‖ Don’t worry! If it is essential, they will go out into the world and learnt it.
1. What does the writer think is the best way for children to think?
A. By listening to their parents’ instructions.
B. By asking a great many questions.
C. By making mistakes and having them corrected.
D. By copying what other people do.
2. What does the writer think teachers should NOT do?
A. Give children correct answers.
B. Point out children’s mistakes to them.
C. Allow children to mark their own work.
D. Encourage children to copy one another.
3. According to the passage, learning to speak and learning to ride a bike are _____.
A. the most important skills.
B. the basic skills children should master
C. almost the same as learning other skills
D. much different from learning other skills.
4. The writer is afraid that children will grow up into adults who are ______.
A. too selfish
B. too independent
C. dependent and unable to use basic skills
D. able to think for themselves
5. The passage makes us believe_______.
A. while children learn to do something, they usually make the necessary changes
B. Children won’t correct their mistakes until teachers point them out
C. It is necessary for teachers to correct children’s papers and homework
D. Children will learn better if they depend on their teachers and parents
十三
Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it had a long history. Macao is part of China and most people living there are Chinese.
The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal. More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts to guard the city and the harbor. They also built churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao. Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble with their money. But Macao is a quiet and peaceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.
When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. when you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby there are some islands, which are also nice and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to do in Macao.
1. Macao is easy to get to because_________.
A. it is part of China and most people there are Chinese
B. it is an interesting place
C. it is very fast and cheap by sea
D. it is not far away from Hong Kong
2. Which of the following is Wrong?
A. Portuguese were the first to go to Macao.
B. Some Portuguese settled in Macao a century ago.
C. The city Macao grew slowly.
D. People there put up strong forts to defend the city.
3. You feel in Macao you are back in the old days because_________.
A. most of the buildings are now in ruins
B. you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing
C. you can go about to see the old buildings and forts
D. it is a peaceful place
4. Where will you have a break when you feel worn out?
A. In good restaurants.
B. In small cool gardens.
C. On some islands.
D. In beautiful parks.
5. The writer’s idea seems to be that_________.
A. people from many countries came to live and work in Macao
B. Portuguese were willing to do business in China
C. people in Macao serve good food
D. Macao is a quiet and peaceful place with a lot to see and to do
十四
At fi rst, the earth’s surface layer（层）was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, there rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebble（卵石）and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.
There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water, heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and crack（裂缝）in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.
The moving water of streams and rivers also help to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.
The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the cracks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.
1. According to the passage, soil .
A. forms very slowly
B. is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sand
C. make up the layers of the earth
D. is becoming smaller and smaller
2. How many factors are mentioned in helping the forming of soil?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. More than five.
3. Which of the following speeds up the breaks of rocks most?
A. Hot weather.
B. Cold water.
C. Sharp changes in temperature.
D. More dead plants in the cracks.
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The remains of many plants of animals formed soil.
B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.
C. Even if a large rock never moves, it will break up.
D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks
5. The best title for this passage should be .
A. Soil from Rocks
B. Ways to Break up Rocks
C. Soil on the Earth
D. Soil, Outmost Layer of the Earth
十五
For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together. But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.
Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."
Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.
I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean no-frills budget.
Then, one spring morning, On Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns (按喇叭) as they drove by. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow (垂柳), because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!
I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."
Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools (工具), ornaments (装饰物), a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.
That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like what I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.
I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are way too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time.
I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!
1. The writer stopped thinking about having a flower garden because_____.
A. she was too busy
B. her children were off on their own
C. she was too old
D. her children had finished school
2. The underlined word ―no - frills‖ in the fourth paragraphs is similar in meaning to_____.
A．painful B．tight C．loose D．helpful
3. The ―IOU‖ on the note is short for ___ .
A. I Love You
B. I Belong to You
C. I Owe You
D. I Offer You
4.The underlined part "Do you see a money tree in the yard? Money doesn’t grow on trees," actually means______.
A. We have many money trees
B. We have enough money to buy it
C. We can’t afford to buy it
D. We have much money on the tree
5 Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer put one hundred dollar bills on the tree to decor ate it.
B. The writer was wearing her glasses when she saw the weeping willow.
C. The children bought their mother a new garden and some gardening books.
D. The flowers in the garden make the writer feel that her children are with her.
答案
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九1-5 AACBD 十1-5 DABBC 十一1-5 BDCAB 十二1-5 DBCCA
十三1—5 DBCBD 十四1—5 ACCBA 十五1-5 ABCCD
高一英语阅读理解试题（广告类） (1) Welcome to Wonderful Museum. This month we are having a special display about old machines from different countries. You can find the ways machines were used to help people one hundred years ago. How did the Germans make their first cars？How did our grandfathers use their farming tools? When did the Americans try to make their planes？And when did the Spanish make comfortable shoes in their factories？You will find the answers. After this visit of the machine history, enjoy some coffee by our wonderful coffee-making machines in Yarn’s Café in the corner of this floor. 1. Henry is a car fan. When he knows about the display, he visits the museum to know more about the history of car making. Which room will he surely visit？ A. Japanese Room. B. Chinese Room. C. German Room. D. Spanish Room. 2. What is the best name for the special display in Wonderful Museum? A. Traffic History. B. Old Machines. C. The Business World. D. The Communication Age. 【答案与解析】这是一篇关于Wonderful Museum的广告词。 1. C。推断题。根据第1段中的How did the Germans make their first cars 可推知答案应选C。 2. B。细节题。根据This month we are having a special display about old machines from different countries可知答案应选B。 (2) A. is at the centre of London B. lies far away from London C. takes in foreign students, from beginners to the advanced
记叙文类作者：巩穹 （I）★★ Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. 1. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn't graduate from medical school. D. She couldn't set up her hospital. 3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts”in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ______. A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 1-5 CAABC （II）★★★ Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark's agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.
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高一英语阅读理解试题（生态、环保类） 生态类 (1) A Wolf in Danger What is happening to the timber wolf today? Native Americans and early settlers often went to sleep to the sound of a lonely lullaby(催眠曲). It was the song of the wolf howling in a distant forest. There were many wolves then. One kind was the North American timber wolf. Wolves are important to the balance of nature because they eat sick and weak animals. In Colorado, people tried to help deer by shooting wolves. But then there were so many deer that many of them starved to death. The timber wolf is on the endangered special list. Animals on this list are in danger of disappearing from the earth. People drove the wolves away by cutting down the forests to build houses, towns, and highways. Timber wolves are now found only in Canada, Alaska, Michigan, and Minnesota. This special animal may soon disappear from our forests forever. Then, its lonely howl will never be heard again. 1. Animals that are in danger of disappearing from the earth are called a _______species. A. endangered B. living C. alive D. lived 2. Wolves help the balance of nature because they _______. A. are an endangered species B. eat sick and weak animals C. no longer live in forests D. help the farmers 3. At one time, the timber wolf was found _______. A. in many parts of North America B. only in Colorado and Canada C. in towns and cities in Alaska D. in many parts of Africa 4. Which of the following happened first? A. People built towns and highways. B. The timber wolf was driven away from its home. C. People cut down the forests.
高一英语阅读理解题20套(带答案) 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Even a small increase in light activity such as washing dishes, or walking around the house might help prevent an early death among older adults, researchers say. "It is important for elderly people, who might not be able to do much moderate intensity（强度）activity, that just moving around and doing light intensity activity will have strong effects and is beneficial," said Ulf Ekelund, who led the research. Published in the BMJ, the latest research was based on a review of eight studies involving a total of more than 36,000 people with an average age of almost 63 years. Participants were followed for five to six years; 2,149 deaths were recorded. All of the studies involved monitoring the physical activity of individuals who had activity trackers, and the studies did not rely on self-reporting, which, the experts noted, could be unreliable. For each study participants were split into four equal-sized groups, based on the total amount of time spent actively, and the risk of death assessed, taking into account factors such as age, sex, body mass index, and socioeconomic status. This was then repeated for an amount of activity at different levels of intensity. The results were analyzed together to give an overview. The team found a greater amount of activity was linked to a lower risk of death. The results held for different intensities of activity. The team said the study supported the message "sit less and move more and more often". However, the study had limitations. It only looked at the situation for middle age and older adults, most of whom lived in the US or Europe, and some of the effect could be due to those people with a higher risk of death being less likely to be related to physical activity. Physical activity levels also were only measured over one period of time. Dr Gavin Sandercock, from the University of Essex, said the results suggested moving more brought bigger benefits than simply reducing the time of sitting, another factor measured in the study. "This study reinforces the important message that getting the least active people to do even just a little bit more physical activity can have important public health benefits," he said. （1）Which of the following may Ulf Ekelund suggest elderly people do? A.lying on the sofa reading. B.Doing a little gentle gardening. C.Going out to hike with friends. D.Playing basketball sometimes. （2）What can we know about the research? A.It lasted about 8 years. B.The researchers admitted they used fake data. C.The participants didn't include younger people. D.Some participants died because of doing too much physical activity （3）What is the author's attitude towards the researchers' conclusion? A.Doubtful
高一英语阅读理解测试题及答案 阅读理解（3）（同步类） 故事类 1 (黑龙江省鹤北林业局高级中学09-10学年期末考）I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I?d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited
新闻报道类 （I）★★★ MONTREAL (Reuters) – Crossing the US-Canada border（边界）to go to church on a Sunday （安全）rules. cost a US citizen ＄10,000 for breaking Washington’s strict new security The expensive trip to church was a surprise for Richard Albert, who lives right on the Canadian border. Like the other half-dozen people of Township 15, crossing the border is a daily occurrence for Albert. The nearby Quebec village of St. Pamphile is where they shop, eat and go to church. There are many such situations in these areas along the largely unguarded 5,530-mile border between Canada and the US-which in some cases actually runs down the middle of streets or through buildings. As a result, Albert says he did not expect any problems three weeks ago when he returned home to the US after attending church in Canada, as usual. The US customs（海关）station in this are is closed on Sundays, so be just drove around the locked gate, as he had done every weekend since the gate appeared last May, following a tightening of border security. Two days later. Albert was told to go to the customs office, where an officer told him he had been caught on camera crossing the border illegally（非法）. Ottawa has given out special passes to some 300 US citizens in that area so they can enter the country when Canadian customs stations are closed, but the US stopped a similar program last May. That forces the people to a 200-mile detour along hilly roads to get home through another border checkpoint. Albert has requested that the customs office change their decisions on the fine, but he has not attended a Sunday church since. “I feel like I’m living in a prison,” he said. 1．We learn from the text that Richard Albert is . A．an American living in Township 15 B．a Canadian living in a Quebec village C．a Canadian working in a customs station D．an American working in a Canadian church 2．Albert was fined because he . A．failed to obey traffic rules B．broke the American security rules C．worked in St. Pamphile without a pass D．damaged the gate of the customs office 3．The underlined word “detour” in paragraph 5 means . A．a drive through the town B．a race across the fields C．a roundabout way of travelling D．a journey in the mountain area 4．What would be the best title for the text? A．A Cross-country Trip B．A Special Border Pass C．An Unguarded Border D．An Expensive Church Visit 1-4 ABCD （II）★★ A young British sailor was missing at sea yesterday in similar circumstances(情况)to the way his father died five years ago．
高一英语阅读理解同步练习附答案 高一英语阅读理解同步练习附答案 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Moscow,Russia(Space news)-The computer is a better chess player,insisted Viktor Prozorov,the loser. It seemed as if it were laughing after every good move.I know I should have beaten it for the sake of mankind(为人类着想），but I just couldn't win, he announced and shook his head sadly. Prozorov's disappointment was shared by several grand masters who were present,some of whom were so upset that they shouted at the machine.Many chess players said that this meant the end of chess championships(锦标赛）around the world,since the fun had been taken out of the game. The computer walked－or rather,rolled-away with 5,000 dollars in prize money and limited its remarks to a set of noises and light. 56.Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article? A.5,000 dollars goes to a computer! B.New invention a laughing computer! C.World's best chess player beaten! https://www.doczj.com/doc/7d7388712.html,puter defeats man in chess! 57.How did some of the grand masters feel about the chess game between Prozorov and the computer? A.They thought that the game was no fun. B.They thought that the game wasn't fair. C.They agreed that Prozorov didn't play well. D.They were unhappy that the computer had won. 58.What was it that Prozorov felt most bitter(懊恼)about? A.That he didn't win the$5,000. B.That he hadn't tried his best. C.That he had lost to a machine. D.That this was the end of the chess game. 59.After winning the game,the computer_____. https://www.doczj.com/doc/7d7388712.html,ughed B.walked away C.made some remarks D.gave out some lights and sounds 60.Many chess players felt that playing with a computer would_____. A.make the game tougher B.make the game less interesting C.make man appear foolish D.make man lose lots of B Extract 1 A computer A computer is an information processor.It is given information,called data,instructed to do certain things and then show us the results.The data put into the computer is called theinput and the results which come out are the output.Some people say the circle of large standing stones at Stonechenge is a kind of computer.Prehistory people worked out their calendar from the position of the shadows made by the sun shining on the stones.
高一英语阅读理解专项训练及答案及解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Last week, Vodafone started a test of the UK's first full 5G service, available for use by businesses in Salford. It is part of its plan to trial the technology in seven UK cities. But what can we expect from the next generation of mobile technology? One thing we will see in the preparation for the test is lots of tricks with the new tech. Earlier this year, operators paid almost ￡ 1.4 billion for the 5G wavelengths, and to compensate for that cash, they will need to catch the eye of consumers. In September, Vodafone used its bit of the range to display the UK's first hologram (全息) call. The Manchester City captain Steph Houghton appeared as a hologram in Newbury. It isn't all holograms, however: 5G will offer faster internet access, with Ofcom (英国通讯管理局) suggesting that video that takes a minute to download on 4G will be available in just a second. The wider application is to support connected equipment on the "internet of things" -not just the internet-enabled fridge that can reorder your milk for you, but the network that will enable driverless cars and delivery drones (无人机) to communicate with each other. Prof William Webb has warned that the technology could be a case of the emperor's new clothes. Much of the speed increase, he claims, could have been achieved by putting more money in the 4G network, rather than a new technology. Other different voices have suggested that a focus on rolling out wider rural broadband access and addressing current network coverage would be more beneficial to the UK as a whole. Obviously, 5G will also bring a cost to consumers. It requires a handset for both 5G and 4G, and the first 5G-enabled smart phones are expected in the coming year. With the slow pace of network rollout so far, it is likely that consumers will end up upgrading to a new 5 G phone well before 5 G becomes widely available in the next couple of years. （1）Why does Prof William Webb say "the technology could be a case of the emperor's new clothes"? A. He is in favor of the application of the new technology. B. 5G will bring a cost to consumers in their daily life. C. 5G helps people communicate better with each other. D. He prefers more money to be spent on 4G networks. （2）The underlined word "addressing" in the fourth paragraph has the closest meaning to________. A. making a speech to B. trying to solve C. managing to decrease D. responding to （3）The last paragraph indicates that . A. it'll take several years .to make 5G accessible to the public in the UK B. 5G service shows huge development potential and a broad market C. customers are eager to use 5G smart phones instead of 4G ones D. it's probable that 5G network rollout is speeding up in Britain （4）What do we know about the text?
英语阅读是高中阶段英语学习的重要组成部分，由于受国内条件限制，高中生和英美人士直接交流的机会不多，因此阅读成为高中生英语学习的主要形式。提高英语阅读能力可以提高英语考试成绩已是人们的共识。时间不用多，每天十分钟，每天读一篇，日积月累，坚持下去，就一定会有收获。 新课标高中英语阅读精选――高一 内容：故事 Passage 1 One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life. （163w） 1. The ant could not reach the side though _______. A. she cried for help B. she asked the dove to save her C. she tried very hard D. she could smell well 2. The dove saved the ant because _______. A. she was the ant's friend B. she took pity on the poor ant C. the ant was almost exhausted D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time 3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______. A. a leaf B. a piece of wood C. a blade of grass D. a raft 4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______. A. the dove immediately flew away B. the dove hid himself in the grass C. the ant told the dove to leave at once D. he felt something biting him in the foot 5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______. A. how clever the ant was B. how kind the dove was C. how the ant and the dove helped each other D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can 词汇扩展 ①desperate adj. 拼死的②exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的 ③dove n. 鸽子④blade n. 叶片 Passage 2 Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. "An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny." Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.