高中英语阅读100篇

（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解From the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, we're all well aware of the problems that climate change could cause.But while it may seem like such issues won't affect most of us directly，it looks like future generations could grow up without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate. According to an essay published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, changes to the climate in the regions that produce cacao - the plant from which chocolate is produced - may mean that it will soon become extinct.Most of the world's cacao grows in countries close to the equator，with over half of it growing in the African nations of Ghana and Ivory Coast.It's predicted that by 2050, climate change will have accelerated the rate at which temperatures in these countries rise, making it extremely difficult for cacao to grow there.The problem doesn't lie in increased heat, however，but in lower humidity (湿度)，as it's believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises.“In other words, as higher temperatures squeeze more water out of soil and plants, it's unlikely that rainfall will increase enough to offset the moisture (含水量) loss,” Michon Scott, the essay's author, wrote.To help fight this problem, researchers from Berkeley University in the US are working on changing the DNA of cacao plants to allow them to survive in dryer conditions by using gene editing technology, according to US News.In the meantime, US company Mars, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of chocolate products, announced in January that it would spend $1 billion to help reduce the effects of climate change.“This is a world issue, and it requires everyone to work together,” Mars spokesperson Barry Parkin told Business Insider.The message here is that if we all do our part, we may be able to prevent some of the worst impacts of climate change. Or if we're unlucky, chocolate will become a thing of the past.（1）What could make it hard for cacao to survive around the equator in the future?A. The increased heat there.B. The higher humidity there.C. The decrease in rainfall there.D. The moisture loss in the soil there.（2）What does the underlined word “offset” in the seventh paragraph mean?A. hold backB. make up forC. protectD. accept（3）What will US company Mars do to help cacao survive?A. It will work hard to plant cacao in greenhouses.B. It will apply gene editing technology in planting cacao.C. It will give financial support to help fight climate change.D. It will develop cacao that can survive in dryer conditions.（4）What may be the best title of this text?A. Chocolate could become historyB. Work together to fight climate changeC. How do we grow cacao in the future?D. How do cacao plants affect climate change?【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，未来由于气候的变化，用于制造巧克力的可可树可能会灭绝，所以巧克力有可能会成为历史。

（英语）高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Since English biologist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, scientists have vastly improved their knowledge of natural history. However, a lot of information is still of the speculation, and scientists can still only make educated guesses at certain things.One subject that they guess about is why some 400 million years ago, animals in the sea developed limbs (肢) that allowed them to move onto and live on land.Recently, an idea that occurred to the US paleontologist (古生物学家) Alfred Romer a century ago became a hot topic once again.Homer thought that tidal (潮汐的) pools might have led to fish gaining limbs. Sea animals would have been forced into these pools by strong tides. Then, they would have been made either to adapt to their new environment close to land or die. The fittest among them grew to accomplish the transition (过渡) from sea to land.Romer called these earliest four-footed animals “tetrapods”. Science has alwa ys thought that this was a credible theory, but only recently has there been strong enough evidence to support it.Hannah Byrne is an oceanographer (海洋学家) at Uppsala University in Sweden. She announced at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting in Oregon, US, that by using computer software, her team had managed to link Homer's theory to places where fossil deposits (沉积物) of the earliest tetrapods were found.According to the magazine Science, in 2014, Steven Balbus, a scientist at the University of Oxford in the UK, calculated that 400 million years ago, when the move from land to sea was achieved, tides were stronger than they are today. This is because the planet was 10 percent closer to the moon than it is now.The creatures stranded in the pools wou ld have been under the pressure of “survival of the fittest”, explained Mattias Green, an ocean scientist at the UK's University of Bangor. As he told Science, “After a few days in these pools, you become food or you run out of food... the fish that had large limbs had an advantage because they could flip (翻转) themselves back in the water.”As is often the case, however, there are others who find the theory less convincing. Cambridge University's paleontologist Jennifer Clark, speaking to Nature magazine, seemed unconvinced. “It's only one of many ideas for the origin of land-based tetrapods, any or all of which may have been a part of the answer,” she said.（1）Who first proposed the theory that fish might have gained limbs because of tidal pools?A. Alfred Romer.B. Charles Darwin.C. Hannah Byrne.D. Steven Balbus.（2）Why were tides stronger 400 million years ago than they are today according to Steven Balbus?A. There were larger oceans.B. Earth was closer to the moon.C. The moon gave off more energy.D. Earth was under greater pressure.（3）The underlined word “stranded” in Paragraph 8 probably means “________”.A. foundB. settledC. abandonedD. trapped（4）What is the focus of the article?A. The arguments over a scientific theory.B. The proposal of a new scientific theory.C. Some new evidence to support a previous theory.D. A new discovery that questions a previous theory.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文为一篇说明文，一些新的证据验证了先前人们的猜测理论：即海洋中的动物是因为潮汐的作用导致鱼类发展出四肢，迁徙到陆地的。

高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（1）高一英语阅读训练（1）AI have been in England three months now． I hope you don't think I've forgotten you． There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters．I shall soon be starting my studies at King's College． So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living． I won't tell you about London． There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city． I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here．I find some of the customs（风俗） interesting． People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland（大陆）of Europe． During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them． Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．1．The writer came to London from ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Asia B．the mainland ofEurope C．America D．Africa2．The writer did not write the letter earlier because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．she had forgotten her friend B．she was lonely and sad in this strange landC．she was too busy to writeD．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King's College 3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？A．Happy． B．Angry． C．Sad． D．Interesting．4．The writer came to London ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to make a living B．to studyC．to learn British ways of living D．for sightseeing only 5．Englishmen ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meetB．often shake hands when they meet with friendsC．raise their hats to all friends when they meetD．do not raise their hats to any of their friends when they meetBA young father was visiting an old neighbor． They were standing in the old man's garden， and talking about children． The young man said，“How strict should parents be with their children？”The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．“Please untie（解开）that string，” he said． The young man untied it， and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．“Nowtie it again， please，” said the old man，“but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．”The young man did so． Then the old man said，“There，it is the same with children． You must be strict with them， but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone， you must tie the string tight again． But when you find that they are ready to stand alone， you can take the string away．”6．The story is about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． how to take care of young treesB． how strict parents should be with their childrenC． how the young father should get on with his old neighborD． how to tie and untie the string7．The young man untied the string ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． in order to throw it awayB． so that both of the trees would grow straightC． only to find that the thinner one bent over to one sideD． in order to let the old man teach him8．When can the string be taken away？＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． When the old man has left B． After you have untied itC． When the young man has untied it next timeD． When the young tree grows strong enough9．At last the old man told the young man ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand aloneB． that he should always be strict with his childrenC． that he should be hard on themD． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone10．In the story the relation（关系） of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that of ＿＿.A． the young father to the old neighborB． parents to their childrenC． the old neighbor to the children of the young father D． grown ups to their parentsCIn 1950 an ordinary but imaginative（富于想象力） electrical engineer named Christopher Cockerell began an experiment that was soon to change the world． He came up with an idea to make boats go faster，by using a vacuum cleaner（真空吸尘器）．Using his wife's vacuum cleaner he was able to reverse（使倒转）the motor so that it blew instead of sucking． The air that blew out beneath （下面） acted as a cushion against surfaces． Years later， his principleof cushioned air made it possible for the first hovercraft（气垫船） to be successfully built and tried out． A journey along the Amazon River proved to the world that the hovercraft was both wonderful and useful． The invention that began in the kitchen and the boatyard of an ordinary home led to a thousand other inventions． Today hovercrafts carry passengers in comfort over rough channels and seas．11．The passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Christopher，an ordinary but imaginative engineerB．Christopher and his wife's vacuum cleanerC．Christopher and his inventionD．Christopher and his discovery12．The aim of the experiment in 1950 was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．to speed up the boats B．to change the worldC．to make the boats more comfortable D．to improve vacuum cleaner 13．The underlined word “sucking” in the second paragraph probably means “＿＿＿．”A．taking with great force B．drawing with great forceC．pushing with great force D．pulling with great force14．Which of the following can push the hovercraft forward rapidly？ A．Cushioned air． B．The air that sucked in． C．The air that blew out． D．The air on the surface．15．According to the passage， many other inventions were ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．the dreams of Christopher B．the results of Christopher's experimentC．the cause of Christopher's idea D．the wishes of ChristopherDCharlie studied in a famous college for four years． He studied hard and did well in all his subjects． He hoped to become a good teacher． This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school． He likes his students and is strict（严格的） with them． He does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction（反应） to the students of Grade 2 in the chemistry lab．“Be careful， everyone，” he said loudly．“Before I make the experiment，there're twenty five atoms of carbon（碳原子），but after I finish it， there're twenty four atoms of carbon left！”He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it． But the young men looked at each other and nobodyanswered him． He had to ask，“What happens？ What makes the atom lost？”The classroom was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher．“Who can tell us where it has go ne？”Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row，“We did not see anybody leave the lab！”16．Charlie began to work in the middle school because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿． A．he had been in the school for four yearsB．he couldn't do anything except teachingC．he hoped to become a good teacherD．he did well in all his subjects17．Charlie hopes ＿＿＿，so he does his best to make his classes lively and interesting．A．all his students could understand himB．his students wouldn't be afraid of himC．his students carefully watched him making the experimentD．his students could do well in chemistry18．That day Charlie wished ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．his students could learn the chemical reactioB．his students could find the atom of carbonC．his students could count（数） the atoms of carbonD．his students could make the experiment19．The students couldn't answer Charlie's questions because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．none of them had seen the atomsB．they didn't understand their teacherC．the chemical reaction was too complicatedD．they all wanted to drop the subject20．In fact，＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．Charlie failed that dayB．the student in the back row didn't watch her teacher carefully C．the student in the back row hadn't learned chemistry before D．Charlie failed in making the experimentEIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly（完全地），four things are necessary． First， we must understand the language when we hear it spoken． Secondly， we must be able to speak it ourselves， with confidence （自信） and without hesitation（犹豫）． Thirdly， we must do much reading． Finally， we must be able to write it． We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．There are no shortcuts to success in language learning． A good memory is a great help， but it is not enough only to memorize the rulesfrom a grammar book． It is not much learning by heart long lists（一览表） of words and their meanings， studying the dictionary and so on． We must learn by using the language．If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized， we are not really learning the language．We must “learn through use．” Practice is important． We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．21． The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿.A． understanding and speakingB． listening， speaking， reading and writingC． writing and understandingD． memorizing and listening22． Someone hears and writes English very well， but he speaks it very badly． This is because ＿＿＿＿＿．A． he doesn't understand the language when he hears it spoken B． he doesn't have a good memoryC． he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD． he often hesitates（犹豫） to practise speaking it23． One can never learn a foreign language well by ＿＿＿＿＿．A． doing much practice B． studying the dictionary C． learning through use D． using the language 24． Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？A． A good memory． B． Speaking．C． Practice． D． Writing．25．“Learn through use” means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． we use a language in order to learn itB． we learn a foreign language in order to use itC．we can learn a language well while we are keeping usingit D． B and C．高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（2）高一英语阅读训练（2）AWhat is language for？ Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and learning lists of words—the longer the lists， the better． That's wrong． Language is for the exchange（交流） of ideas and information． It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely． Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules，but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）． They are afraid of making mistakes． One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language． Native speakers make mistakes and breakrules， too． Bernard Saw once wrote，“Foreigne rs often speak English too correctly．” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make． They're English mistakes in the English language． And if enough native speakers break a rule， it is no longer a rule． What used to be wrong becomes right． People not only make history， they make language． But a people can only make its own language． It can't make another people's language． So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar， but they shouldn't overdo （做过头） it． They should put communication（交际） first．1． Language is used to ＿＿＿＿＿．A． express oneself B． practise grammar rulesC． talk with foreigners only D． learn lists of words 2． Generally， when an American or an Englishman speaks English， he ＿＿＿＿＿．A． never makes mistakes B． often makes mistakes C． can't avoid making mistakes D． always makes mistakes 3．“Foreigners often speak English too correctly．” This sentence means that ＿＿．A． foreigners speak correct EnglishB． foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC． foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD． foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English4． If too many native speakers break a rule，＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． what they use will become right B． they are against the law C． they should say sorry to others D． they will become heroes 5． When we speak a foreign language， we should ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． speak in Chinese way B． speak by the rules C． speak to native speakers D． not be afraid of making mistakesBMr and Mrs Gordon were sitting on the sand， reading their magazines． Mr Gordon was too stingy（吝啬）to rent（租） a chair． Their twelve－year－old daughter，Sandra， was playing at the water's edge． Suddenly a huge wave lifted Sandra up and carried her out to sea． Fortunately（幸运的是），a lifeguard（救生员） was on duty and he saw the wave carry Sandra away． He ran along the beach and dived into the sea． He swam quickly to where the girl， with her head only just above the water， was shouting for help． She was very frightened． When the lifeguard reached her she struggled（挣扎） with him， as drowning（即将淹死的） people often do． However， he was a skilful lifeguard and quickly took hold of her and swam with her back to the beach． By the time he reached it， Mr and Mrs Gordon had realized what had happened． Theyhad run down to the water's edge． Neither of them could swim． They just stood in the shallow water， and worried about their daughter． Had the lifeguard reached her in time？ Fortunately， he had．“That was quick work，young man，”Mr Gordon said． He turned to his wife，“Give the lifeguard a dollar．” “A dollar！” Sandra cried．“Dad，how can you give him a dollar！ He saved my life． I was half dead．” “Quite right，girl ” Mr Gordon said， pleased by his daughter's awareness（知道） of the value of money． He turned to his wife again and said，“She's right． She was only half dead． Give him fifty cents．”6． What happened to Sandra？A． She ran into the sea．B． Her life was saved by a lifeguard．C． She was drowned．D． She died．7． What would probably have happened to Sandra if the lifeguard had not been on the beach？A． Her father would have saved her．B． Her mother would have saved her．C． She would have swum back to the beach．D． She would have been drowned．8． What did Mr and Mrs Gordon do when Sandra was carried out to sea by the wave？A． They shouted to the lifeguard．B． They dived into the water．C． Perhaps they were reading magazines．D． They offered the lifeguard money to save Sandra．9． Why was Sandra angry with her father？A． He did not give the lifeguard any money．B． He did not swim out to save her．C． He did not show the lifeguard hearty thankfulness．D． He gave the lifeguard too much money．10． Why was Mr Gordon pleased with her daughter？A． She was safe again．B． She was polite to the lifeguard．C． He thought she did not want him to give the life-guard too much money．D． She gave the lifeguard fifty cents．CAs one comes to some crossroads， he or she sees a sign which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main road ahead． At other crossroads， drivers have to go slow， but they do not actually have to stop （unless， of course， there is something coming along the main road）；and at still others， they do not have either to stop or to go slow， becausethey are themselves on the main road．Mr Williams， who was always a very careful driver， was driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroad．It had a “Slow” sign． He slowed down when he came to the main road， looked both ways to see that nothing was coming， and then drove across without stopping completely．At once he heard a police whistle， so he pulled into the side of the road and stopped． A policeman walked over to him with a notebook and a pen in his hand and said，“You didn't stop at that crossing．”“But the sign there doesn't say 'stop'”，answered Mr Williams．“It just says 'Slow'， and I did go slow．”The policeman looked around him， and a look of surprise came over his face． Then he put his notebook and pen away， scratched his head and said，“Well，I'm in the wrong street！”11． Mr Williams was driving ＿＿＿＿ one evening．A． to a party B． to his officeC． home after work D． to work from home12． When he was stopped by a policeman， he ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． was driving at a high speed B． was driving on the main roadC． was going to stop his car D． was driving slowly 13． Though slowly， Mr Williams continued driving at the crossing because ＿＿＿．A． he didn't see a ny“stop”sign thereB． he paid no attention to the traffic regulationsC． he didn't have to stopD． he was eager to get home14． The policeman was ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ at Williams' words．A． angry B． surprised C． upset D． puzzled 15． Looking round Mr Williams， the policeman was surprised because ＿＿＿＿．A． he met a mad manB． he realized that he himself was mistakenC． Mr Williams dared to speak to him like thatD． Mr Williams would not apologize to himDIn Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses， etc． in almost every family． These are their pets． People love these pets and have them as their good friends． Before they keep them in their houses， they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections（注射） so that they won't carry disease． They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store． Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food． When you visitpeople's houses， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them． You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden． All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal． They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada． They have a law against killing wild animals． If you killed an animal，you would be punished． If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it． People in Canada have many reasons to like animals． One of them might be：Their family ties are not as close as ours． When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own life． Then the old will feel lonely． But pets can solve this problem． They can be good friends and never leave them alone．16． The passage mainly talks about ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． how to keep disease from pets B． pets in CanadaC． how to take good care of pets D． life of the old in Canada17． They give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because ＿＿＿．A． the pets are sick B． the pets are wild C． they want to stop them from carrying diseaseD． they want them to sleep on the way home18． This passage shows that Canadians ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． hate animals B． often kill animalsC． love animals D． don't keep pets inside houses 19． In Canada， children leave their parents when they grow up because ＿＿＿＿＿．A． they don't love their parents any moreB． they can only find jobs far from their parentsC． their parents' houses are too smallD． they wouldn't depend on their parents any more20． Which of the following is TRUE？A． People buy animal food only at the animal food stores．B． Pets eat better than people．C． Almost every family has a birdcage in his house．D． Any bird can come to the bird feeders to eat．EScientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again． They want to bring water to the deserts， so people can live and grow food． They are learning a lot about the deserts． But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time． Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．Why is more and more land becoming desert？ Scientists think that people make deserts． People are doing bad things to the earth．Some places on the earth don't get much rain． But they still don't become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don't let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．21． Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． never have any plants or animals in themB． can all be turned into good land before longC． are becoming smaller and smallerD． get very little rain22． Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． they don't let the sun make the earth even drierB． they don't let the wind blow the soil awayC． they hold waterD． All of the above．23． Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． plants can't grow thereB． there is not enough rainC． people haven't done what scientists wish them to doD． scientists know little about the deserts24． Which is the main idea of the first paragraph？A． Scientists know how to change desert into good land．B． Land is becoming desert faster than scientists can change it back into good land．C． If scientists can bring water to desert， people can live and grow food there．D． More and more places are becoming deserts all the time．25． After reading this passage， we learn that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． plants can keep dry land from becoming desertB． it is good to get rid of the grass in the desertsC． all places without much rain will become desertsD． it is better to grow crops on dry land than to cut them高中一年级英语阅读训练100篇（3）高一英语阅读训练（3）AWhy do people in all countries ride in buses to school，to work and to far places？Buses can go where trains and airplanes cannot． They do not cost as much to travel on． Even though they may not move as fast asairplanes and trains，they sometimes take people between two places faster． This is because they may travel a more direct way，or may leave more often，or at better times．Buses come in different sizes． A small bus can carry only eight or ten people． A large one might have seats for fifty to seventy people and have standing room for more．Thousands of yellow school buses carry millions of children to school every year． Most of these buses have seats placed quite close together to fit in as many children as possible． Some schools buy their own buses． Others pay to use buses that belong to bus companies．City and town buses carry people for short distances． The seats of these are close together，and there is standing room as well． Most city buses have two doors so that people can get on and off quickly．Long distance buses go from state to state or country to country． They give people the chance to travel across huge stretches of land． These buses have comfortable seats that can be moved to different positions． They have places to store suitcases． Many have washrooms． All these things are important on a long trip．1． Compared with trains and planes， buses don't have the advantage of ＿＿＿＿．A． cheap fare B． frequenttravel C． safety D． directness2． A large bus might carry ＿＿＿＿ people．A． at most seventy B． at least seventy C． more or less than seventy D． much more than seventy 3． Buses have different kinds，and they ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． leave as frequently as possibleB． carry all kinds of travelersC． carry people according to their functionsD． have seats as close as possible4． Long-distance buses give people the chance to travel across ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． huge and continuous sections of landB． large and beautiful landC． small but beautiful landD． huge districts of land5． There are different kinds of buses mentioned in this passage except ＿＿＿＿．A． short-distance buses B． direct busesC． school buses D． long-distance busesBEvery day millions of letters go from one country to another． Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan． Letters mailed in Canada arereceived in Africa． On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible． It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）． It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly． One country did not always accept another country's letters． Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries． Letters travelled by many different routes （路线）．Some were lost along the way．Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage． The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail． In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union． Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union． From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．6． From the story we can infer that ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． mail is important to all countriesB． not enough letters are sent all over the worldC． all the letters must go to Switzerland firstD． all stamps look exactly the same7． The Universal Postal Union was formed ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． to help move mail quickly around the worldB． to give many men a chance to workC． to help men meet in SwitzerlandD． to look for the lost letters along the way8． Which statement does this passage leads you to believe？A． Countries around the world need each others' help．B． Most people do not put enough postage on letters．C． It is not possible for letters to get lost on the way．D． Some of the letters are too large to be put into the mailbox．9． The underl ined word “postage” in this passage means ＿＿＿＿＿＿． A． money paid when you buy a stampB． money spent on an envelopeC． the charge for carrying a letter by postD． the pay a postman receives for his work10． This passage is mainly about ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． different kinds of stamps in different countriesB． an organization that makes rulesC． international mailD． the size and weight of lettersCThe earth is made up of several layers（地层）．The top layer of the earth is called the earth's crust． The crust is divided into sections which are called plates．When two plates push against each other，or when two plates rub against each other，an earthquake happens． An earthquake causes the ground above the plate to shake． The shaking is caused by the movement of the plates． Earthquakes are likely to happen at the boundaries（边界） of the earth's plates． Each of these plates is about 70 kilometres thick． 11．The underlined word “crust” means “＿＿＿＿＿＿” ．A．地面 B．地皮C．地质D．地壳 12．The underlined word “sections” is closest in meaning to “＿＿＿＿” ．A． parts B． lines C． groups D． teams 13． What are plates？A． The top layer of the earth．B． Places that cause the ground to shake．C． The sections of the crust．D． Places where earthquakes happen．14． What theory is this passage based on？A． The theory of players． B． The theory of plates． C． The theory of crust． D． The theory of boundaries．15． Most earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． under the crustB． on the largest plateC． at the places where the plates are about 70 kilometres thick D． at places where plates meetDEarthquakes are something that people fear．There are some places that have few or no earthquakes．Most places in the world，however，have them regularly（有规律的）．Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous（多山的）．The most talked about earthquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906．Over 700 people died in it．The strongest one in North America was in 1964．It happened in Alaska．Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people．In 1755，one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portugal．Around 2,000 people died．In 1923，a very strong earthquake hit the Tokyo，Yokohama area of Japan．A hundred and forty thousand people died．Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake．One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976．It killed alarge number of people．The worst earthquake ever reported was also in China，in which 400,000 people were killed or injured．This earthquake happened in 1556．Earthquakes worry people a lot．The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming．People can not prepare for it．16． Earthquakes happen ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． in all the places in the worldB． only in the countries that have a lot of mountainsC． regularly in most places in the worldD． only in a few places along the coast17． How many people died in the earthquake which happened in Portugal in 1755？A． 500． B． 140,000． C． 400,000． D． 2,000．18． When and where was the worst earthquake ever reported？A． 1964；Alaska． B． 1556；China．C． 1923；Japan． D． 1976；China．19． According to the passage， which of the following is NOT true？ A． The stronger the earthquake is，the more people are killed． B． Earthquakes often come unexpectedly （出乎意料地）．C． Earthquakes can cause fires．D． People still don't know how to tell when an earthquake will come．20． What may be talked about in the seventh paragraph？A． How do earthquakes worry people？B． What will people do to prepare for earthquakes？C． How can we save people when earthquakes happen？D． How do earthquakes happen？EEdelweiss（雪绒花） is the Swiss national flower． The blooms are small and white． They are shaped like stars．In the Alps edelweiss grows wild． But it is hard to pick． It grows high up in the mountains，near the area where the snow stays all year long． Most of the plants are found in steep（险峻的） rock crevices （缝隙）．Young men sometimes bring edelweiss back for their girl friends． The girls think of the flowers as a proof（证明） of true love too． Mountain climber guides and hunters pick edelweiss． They wear it on their hats． To them it is a sign of courage and daring（勇敢）．21． Edelweiss is the national flower of ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． Austria B． theAlps C． Switzerland D． Sweden22． The flowers are ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A． white B． star－shaped C． yellow D． Both A and B．。

【英语】高三英语阅读理解(科普环保)专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解科普环保类1．犇犇阅读理解News anchors(主播) must have been reluctant to read out the following news: Xin Xiaomeng began working as the world's first female artificial(人工的) intelligence news anchor at Xinhua News Agency on Sunday, three months after a male robot joined the profession.Unlike previous news robots though, Xin does not read news like a cold machine; she reads it almost like a human being. The muscles on her face stretch and relax-and her reactions change-as she continues reading. That's why many news anchors were worried: Will AI replace us in the near future?To find the answer, we have to analyse the technologies that support Xin at her job. Three key technologies are used to support Xin. First, samples of human voices are collected and synthesized (合成). This is followed by the collection and synthesis of human muscle movement samples. And third the voices and movements are married in a way that when the Al news anchor reads, the micro -electric motors behind her face move to make her expressions seem more human.Yet we need a thorough knowledge of deep leaning technology to make a robot imitate a person's voice. The developer needs to collect tens of thousands of pieces of pronunciations, input them into the machine and match them with the text or the Al to lean and read. The process for imitating facial movements is similar. The developer has to analyse the movements of the 53 muscles in the human face, make a model set from the collected data for the AI news anchor to lean, and imitate the movements of facial muscles via programsBoth the technologies used to make Xin's performance impressive are mature. The real difficulty lies in the third -the technology to match the pronunciations with facial movements so that Xin expressions vary according to the content of the news report. In fact, Xins expressions don't always change according to the content. As a result, her expressions look anything but human. Actually. AI is still no match for human qualities.（1）What does the underlined word "reluctant "in the first paragraph mean?A. Delighted.B. Unwilling.C. Confused.D. Optimistic.（2）What can we infer about previous news robots?A. They read news without expressions.B. They looked like a human beingC. They could interview sports starsD. They could interact with audience.（3）What do we know about the third technology?A. This technology is very perfect so farB. This technology is quite popular nowC. This technology remains at the theoretical stageD. This technology is far from mature.（4）From the last paragraph, we can draw a conclusion that____.A. human news anchors should learn from AT anchors to save their jobsB. Al anchors perform much better than human news anchors at presentC. Al news anchors won't replace human news anchors in the near futureD. Xin Xiaomeng s expressions vary so naturally that they are true to life【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）D（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，上周日，新华社新闻主播辛晓萌成为世界上第一位女性人工智能新闻主播，作者介绍了人工智能背后的技术，并指出在不久的将来，人工智能新闻主播不会取代人类新闻主播。

高考英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Welcome to Holker Hall & GardensVisitor InformationHow to Get to HolkerBy Car: Follow brown signs an A590 from JB6, M6.Approximale travel times: Windermere-20 minutes, Kendal-25 minutes, Lancaster-45 minutes, Manchester----1 hour 30 minutes.By Rail: The nearest station is Cark-in-Cartmel with trains to Carnforth, Lancaster Preston for connections to major cities & airports.Opening TimesSunday-Friday (closed on Saturday)11:00 am-4:00pm,30 March-2nd November.Admission ChargesHall & Gardens GardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5Producers: Market 13th AprilJoin us to taste a variety of fresh local food and drinks. Meet the producers and get some excellent recipe ideas.Holker Garden Festival 30th MayThe event celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a great show of the very best of gardening, making it one of the most popular events in gardening.National Garden Day 28th AugustHolker once again opens is gardens in aid of the disadvantaged. For just a small donation you can take a tour with our garden guide.Winter Market 8th NovemberThis is an event for all the family. Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.（1）How long does it probably take a tourist to drive to Holker from Manchester?A. 20 minutes.B. 25 minutes.C. 45 minutes.D. 90 minutes.（2）How much should a member of a tour group pay to visit to Hall & Cardens?A. ￡12.00.B. ￡9.00.C. ￡8.0.D. ￡5.50.（3）Which event will you go to if you want to see a live music show?A. Producers' Market.B. Holker Garden Festival.C. National Garden Day.D. Winter Market.【答案】（1）D（2）B（3）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了去Holker Hall& Garden 旅游的相关信息，如：出行方式，开放时间，旅行费用以及主要活动等。

高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Volunteer OpportunitiesRing the bellsThe Salvation Army needs bell ringers for its annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. Two hour shifts begin on Nov.12 and run Mondays through Saturdays. Volunteers can contact Jim Evers at jimevers@ or at 764-0962, or sign up online at .Read to childrenJoin the United Way and Child Care Aware in supporting the development and learning of young children. Volunteers are needed to spend 30 minutes a week reading to children and guiding related activities using literacy kits（识字工具包）provided by Childcare Aware of Eastern Kansas .A two-hour literacy training will be provided. To ensure continuity for the children in the program, we are asking that volunteers make a six-month commitment. Please contact Shelly at 865-5030, ext.301 or at volunteer@.Garden with a neighborDouglas Country Housing Inc. is looking for volunteers to assist a senior man in need of help with an overgrown garden before winter arrives. One to two hours of your time will make a huge difference in someone's quality of life. No previous gardening experience is required. Please e-mail rsovista@ or call 842-1533.Feed your friendsJust food fights hunger in our community. Help Just Food kick off the holiday season by packing. Thanksgiving meal boxes for families in need. Every year Just Food provides Thanksgiving meals to families in Douglas Country that will otherwise go without. Your help is needed for distributing these meals in advance of Thanksgiving. Help is needed on the following days and times:9 a. m. –7 p. m. Monday, Nov. 21.9 a. m. –7 p. m. Tuesday, Nov. 22.The maximum number of volunteers is 15 at a time. To sign up, click here.（1）What should people do if they choose to read to children?A. Get trained.B. Make a plan.C. Promise to teach devotedly.D. Work 30 minutes a day.（2）If you like to help with gardening, you can get in touch with ________.A. They take place on holiday.B. They can be reached by phone.C. They are about seeking volunteers.D. They need some experience.（3）What do the four activities have in common?A. They take place on holiday.B. They can be reached by phone.C. They are about seeking volunteers.D. They need some experience.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。

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If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago，we should probably have to say that we could not remember But if we had kept a book and had written in it an account of what we did each day，we should be able to give an answer to the question.It is the same in history Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country，but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war.Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to Write.For example，we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4，000 years ago, because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them.But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa. because they had not learned to write. Sometimes.of course，even if the people cannot write，they may know something of the past.They have heard about it from older people，and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings，and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past.This we may call ‟remembered history’.Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is，because words aremuch more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing.But where there are no written records，such spoken stories are often very helpful.1. Which of the following ideas is not suggested in the passage?A.“Remembered history”，compared with written history，is less reliableB.Written records of the past play the most important role in our learning of the human history.C.A written account of our daily activities helps US to be able to answer many questions.D.Where there are no written records.there is no history.2.We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago becauseA.there was nothing worth being written down at that timeB .the people there ignored the importance of keeping a recordC.the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fireD.the people there did not know how to write3.“Remembered history”refers toA.history based on a person‟s imaginationB .stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouthC .songs and dances about the most important eventsD .both B and C4.“Remembered history”is regarded as valuable only whenA. it is written downB .no written account is availableC.it proves to be timeD.people are interested in it5 .The passage suggests that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if the ancient people hadA.kept a written record of every past eventB. not burnt their written records in warsC.told exact stories of the most important happeningsD.made more songs and dances答案：DDDBA当我们被问起准确的说书一年之前的这个时候我们正在做什么，我们可能不得不承认记不得了。

（英语）高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Robots make me nervous—especially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way. Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit: "I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligent．That should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that, though, the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern."Well, maybe I don't have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. There's a terrible thought!Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil like some we've seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. That's what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals，the destruction of people might be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you. Because it is, well, a machine, it would not take pity on you.It's a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics. They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm.I'm glad my machines at home are "dumb". All my cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room. Let's hope they don't create an appliance which wants to take over the world!（1）The author quoted Bill Gates' words in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text________.A. better-knownB. more persuasiveC. better-organizedD. more interesting（2）An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because _______.A. it is much cleverer than usB. it would take over the worldC. it has the strong feeling of destroying usD. it would see us just as material（3）How does the author feel about Isaac Asimov's rules of robotics?A. OptimisticB. WorriedC. DisappointedD. Regretful（4）What does the text mainly focus on?A. The benefits of future robots.B. The new applications of robots.C. The concern for super intelligence.D. The popularity of robots in the future.【答案】（1）B（2）D（3）A（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了智能机器人可能给人类带来伤害以及美国作家Isaac Asimov为此制定了三条机器人规则，作者旨在引起人们对智能机器人的关注。

高三英语阅读理解专项训练 100（附答案 ） 含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescription ． It makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine. But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed. Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well. In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo.A placebo is a sugar pill, a harmless shot, or ail empty capsule. Even though they have no medicine in them, these things seem to make people well. The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better. How does this happen?The study of the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself. It is as if there was a doctor in each of us. The doctor will heal the body for us if we let it. But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body. Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself. These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine, then it will act as if it did, and the body will feel better. Placebos do not always work. The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor. If the patient has a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient, then the placebo is more likely to work. So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all.A placebo can also have bad effects. If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine, then they will also show a bad reaction to the placebo. This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body. Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used. They think there is still not enough known about it.The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is. There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind. And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo ．（1） What do we know about placebo according to the passage?A. It contains some sort of medicine.B. It won't function if you are negative about medicine.C. People who don't believe placebo can't be healed by it.D. Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body.（2） Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?A. The patient needs help badly ．B. The patient believes in the doctor ．C. The doctor knows better about your body ．D. The doctor has carefully studiedmedicine ．（3） What does the underlined word “it ” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. The placebo.B. The bad effect.C. The body.D. The medicine.（4） What is the passage mainly about?B.Placebo ： The Most Powerful Medicine C. Placebo ： The Best Doctor A. Placebo ： Work on Your Mind D. Placeb ：o Heal Your Body【答案】 (1) A(2) B(3) B(4) A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，有时候病人的病并不是需要真正的药物来医治，而是需要医生开一些安慰的药剂，安慰病人的心理使病人的情绪得到舒缓，从而有利于病情的痊愈。

高二英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Generally speaking, government regulations normally ban anything from smoking in public places to parking in certain zones. But officials in the Brazilian town of Biritiba Mirim, 70km (45miles) east of Sao Paulo, have gone far beyond that. They plan to prohibit residents from dying early because the local cemetery(墓地) has reached full capacity.There's no more room to bury the dead, they can't be cremated(火化) and laws forbid a new cemetery. So the mayor has proposed a strange solution: outlaw death. Mayor Roberto Pereira says the bill is meant as a protest against federal regulations that prohibit new or expanded cemeteries in preservation areas. "They have not taken local demands into consideration", he claims.A 2003 decree(法令) by Brazil's National Environment Council forbids burial grounds in protected areas. Mr. Pereira wants to build a new cemetery, but the project has been stopped because 98% of Biritiba Mirim is considered as a preservation area.Biritiba Mirim, a town of 28,000 inhabitants, not only wants to prohibit residents from passing away. The bill also calls on people to take care of their health in order to avoid death. "I haven't got a job, nor am I healthy. And now they say I can't die. That's ridiculous," Amarido do Prado, an unemployed resident said.The city council is expected to vote on the regulation next week. "Of course the bill is laughable, illegal, and will never be approved," said Gilson Soares de Campos, an assistant of the mayor. "But can you think of a better resolution to persuade the government to change the environmental decree that is prohibiting us from building a new cemetery?" The bill states that "offenders will be held responsible for their acts." However, it does not say what the punishment will be.（1）What is the bill to be proposed by the officials in Biritiba Mirim?A. Ban on building a new cemetery.B. Ban on parking in certain zones.C. Forbidding buried grounds in preservation.D. Prohibiting residents from dying early.（2）What can we infer from the phrase "have gone far beyond that" in the first paragraph?A. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have made these regulations.B. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have been to many places around the world.C. The bill to be proposed by officials in Biritiba Mirim is much too unexpected.D. The officials in Biritiba Mirim have built too many cemeteries in their town.（3）What's the attitude of the mayor of Biritiba Mirim towards the federal regulations? A. He gives strong backing to them. B. He objects to them.C. He remains silent about them.D. He asks the residents for advice on them.（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. The bill has come into effect but it doesn't state clearly what punishements the offenders will receive.B. The residents of the town sing high praise for the bill.C. The government is going to change the unreasonale and laughable decree.D. No betterresolution of the problems has been thought out.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）B（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇新闻报道，由于墓地短缺，巴西城市Biritiba Mirim的官员草拟了一份不准人过早的死去的法案，这引起了当地居民的争论。

【英语】高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Three boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi .However, their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a Mastodon (齿乳象).Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed (犁、耕)."I thought it was a log," Caid said. "I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw teeth on it." The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (浴盆), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone."They didn't expect to find that," Michael's mom said. "Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware of their surroundings and what they're digging up when they are digging and playing.""We've gotten a lot of petrified (石化的) wood and Civil War relics from the area and that's what I thought it was," the brothers' mother said. "This is our first set of teeth we've found. So we thought it was their imagination. We were quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination."They were exploring near the brothers' home. Lo and behold (真想不到), they saw what they thought resembled a fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (古生物负责人) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips, who first identified the bone as a "very mature individual."The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (猛犸).（1）How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?A. With great efforts.B. By chance.C. Instructed by an expert.D. Through imagination.（2）At first the brothers' mother thought the jawbone was .A. from people who died in the Civil WarB. the bone from a very mature individualC. like a log or somethingD. the prehistoric bone（3）The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it .A. helps people to know more about the Civil WarB. teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsC. promotes the research on more prehistoric creaturesD. attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the article?A. Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in MississippiB. Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War RelicsC. First Identifying Bone as a "Very Mature Individual"D. Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，美国密西西比的三个男孩在玩耍的时候无意中发现了齿乳象的颚骨，起初他们并不知道这是史前生物的遗骸，所发现的遗骸对史前生物的研究有较强的促进作用。

高二英语阅读理解(人生百味)专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解人生百味类1．阅读理解Experts note that an unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke. So doctors urge us to eat healthy foods, get exercise, stop smoking and limit our alcohol intake. But there is something else you can do. And it is free and easy. Smile!Dr. Chockalingam, a heart disease specialist in Columbia, advises his patients to smile. He says a smile may be one way to help your heart. "When we smile, the brain wiring changes. The chemicals that are released are more positive." He says smiling is the first step in fighting physical and emotional stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health. This is not just New Age advice. Several studies support his opinion.When you feel stressed or under pressure, your body releases many natural hormones (荷尔蒙) including adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline increases your heart rate and blood pressure. Cortisol is the body's main stress hormone. It increases sugar in the bloodstream. If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you. They are part of what we call our fight-or-flight response. However, when we are stressed for a long period, these stress hormones are ever-present in our bodies. And that, medical researchers warn, may lead to health problems.Researchers say the connection between stress and heart disease is still unclear. However, they claim that when people are stressed for long periods of time, they may have an unhealthy lifestyle, which can lead to health problems.Dr. Chockalingam says a smile may be one way to help. He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour. To some, that might seem like a lot of smiling. Or some might even feel foolish ... smiling for seemingly no reason. But a smile does not involve drugs. It is not invasive like a surgical operation. It is free and it has no bad side effects."Once people smile, they are relaxing. This relaxation directly lowers blood pressure, improves sugar levels in the blood. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health." And it just may provide a little extra protection to everyone's heart health.（1）Which of the following agrees with Dr. Chockalingam's opinion?A.Smile has the same effects as laughter.B.Smile can be used to take the place of medicine.C.Smile is better than any healthy lifestyle to health.D.Smile can make our body produce beneficial chemicals.（2）What can we know about the mentioned stress hormones?A.They can lower our blood pressure.B.They will surely lead to heart diseases.C.They can benefit us when we are in danger.D.They will make us live an unhealthy lifestyle.（3）Why does Dr. Chockalingam think smiling is helpful to our health?A.It can make us relax.B.It increases sugar levels.C.It has little bad side effects.D.It can happen for no reason.（4）What can be the best title for the text?A.A Thorough Analysis of the Causes of Heart DiseasesB.One Thing You Can Do Right Now to Help Your HeartC.One Thing That Is Closely Connected with Stress HormonesD.The Clear Connection Between Unhealthy Lifestyles and Heart Diseases【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，哥伦比亚的心脏病专家Chockalingam博士建议多保持微笑，他认为微笑可能是帮助心脏的一种方式。

高考英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解A new family moved in next door and I got to meet the mother of the family, Lydia. Lydia is Korean, and her family moved to our city so her husband could go to graduate school. We started talking, and she was apologetic about how bad her English was, but I didn't care. I knew how hard it was to learn a second language. I enjoyed chatting with Lydia as we watched our kids play.It was what came next that challenged me: Lydia asked if I'd be willing to help her with her English. Now, I am not a teacher. I admire teachers, and I'm grateful for teachers, and it's because I admire what they do so much that I was very very sure that I couldn't do it myself.But Lydia was sure that she wanted my help. I was doubtful. I wasn't sure my "help" was even worth being called by that name. But because she asked me, I said "yes." And that was the beginning of a friendship. Lydia and I spent afternoons sitting together and reading the newspaper, and as we did, she asked me questions when she had them questions about language, yes, but also questions about the new culture she found herself in. In turn, I asked my own questions, growing curious about her home country and culture. We bonded over our shared faith and our struggles as mothers of kids with special needs, When I complimented（恭维） her cooking, she began to teach me about Korean food, eventually leading to a shared trip to explore the Korean grocery stores in our city. Because of Lydia, 1 learned more about my own hometown than I ever could have learned by myself. I'm still not sure that I'm any good as a teacher. But I'm grateful I said "yes" when my neighbor asked me to help her with her English. That meant spending extra time with my neighbor, and that extra time meant she didn't remain just my neighbor. She became my friend.（1）What was Lydia sorry about?A. Her bad English.B. Her carelessness.C. Nobody teaching her English.D. Her poor life in a new place.（2）What can be concluded from the third paragraph?A. The author admired teachers.B. The author wanted to be a teacher.C. The author didn't want to help Lydia.D. The author was not confident in helping Lydia.（3）Why was the author grateful at the last paragraph?A. She managed to learn English well.B. She made friends with her neighbor.C. She learned how to cook Korean food.D. She realized her dream of being a teacher.（4）What can we learn from the passage?A. No pains, no gains.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. To help others is to help ourselves.D. Where there is a will, there is a way.【答案】（1）A（2）D（3）B（4）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者在帮助新搬来的邻居学习英语时，感受到了快乐和收获，并且和邻居成为了好朋友。

高考英语 阅读理解试题(含答案)100 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Washington, D.C. Bicycle Tours Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. Duration Tour This small group bike tour is a fantastic way to see a world-famous cherry trees with beautiful flowers of Washington, D.C. Your guide will provide a history lesson about the trees and the famous monuments where they blossom. Reserve your spot before availability — the cherry blossoms—disappear! Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours (4 miles) Join a guided bike tour and view some of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop. Guided tour includes bike, helmet, cookies and bottled water. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. Duration: 3 hours Morning or Afternoon, this bike tour is the perfect tour for D.C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C.in a healthy way with minimum effort. Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most, interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks. Comfortable bikes and a smooth tour route(路线)make cycling between the sites fun and relaxing. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour Duration: 3 hours(7miles) Join a small group bike tour for an evening of exploration in the heart of Washington, D.C. Get up close to the monuments and memorials as you bike the sites of Capitol Hill and the National Mall. Frequent stops are made for photo taking as your guide offers unique facts and history. Tour includes bike, helmet, and bottled water. All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights. （1）Which tour do you need to book in advance? A. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour. C. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D.C. D. Washington Capital Sites at Night Bicycle Tour. （2）What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour? A. Meet famous people. B. Go to a national park. C. Visit well-known museums. D. Enjoy interesting stories. （3）Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide? A. City maps. B. Cameras C. Meals. D. Safety lights. 【答案】 （1）A （2）A （3）D 【解析】【分析】短文大意：本文介绍了四个有特色的华盛顿特区自行车之旅。 （1）细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Reserve your spot before availability— the cherry blossoms—disappear!可知，华盛顿的樱花自行车之旅需要在樱花消失之前预定好位置，故选A。 （2）细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Knowledgeable guides will entertain you with the most interesting stories about Presidents, Congress, memorials, and parks."可知，在首都自行车之旅中可以听到导游讲的有关总统、国会、纪念碑等有趣的故事，故选D。 （3）细节理解题。根据第四段中的All riders are equipped with reflective vests and safety lights可知，夜间自行车之旅配备反光背心和安全灯，故选D。 【点评】考查阅读理解。涉及细节理解题，要注意仔细阅读从文中寻找答案。

（英语）高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解As a volunteer teacher, I moved into an apartment with eagerness. Sorting all the necessary paperwork out, I got ready to start my work. Great, or so I thought. At 4 a.m. and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awaken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water line, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn't broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.As for the general Lack of equipment in the hose, there was no oven. tin opener, or sharp knives. It turns out making a vegetarian burger from scratch wasn't the best idea. I had a small microwave and a grill. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went on. Smoke soon started to appear. I'm not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out, I spent the fallowing 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.Luckily, I'm now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I am learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils (用具).（1）How did the author feel about her new life upon her arrival?A.She was nervous to kick off the new job.B.She was annoyed with the rude students.C.She was full of enthusiasm about her new life.D.She was satisfied with five alarm clocks in her room.（2）What was the trend in the following weeks?A.Her flat became dirtier.B.she developed disability.C.Things began to go wrong.D.More clothes needed mending.（3）What happened when the author was making a burger?A.She suffered a big fire.B.She made a terrible mistake.C.She was seriously injured.D.She broke her phone accidentally.（4）What can be inferred about the author from the end of the passage?A.She will go on living here.B.She will resign from her job.C.she will more into a new flat.D.She will buy new daily necessities.【答案】（1）C（2）C（3）B（4）A【解析】【分析】本文为一篇记叙文，作者去西班牙的一个漂亮小岛上做英语老师，虽然拥有自己的公寓，可是里边的生活用具很老旧，给作者的生活带来了诸多不便。

高三英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解A bite from a tsetse fly (采采蝇) is an extremely unpleasant experience. It is not like a mosquito, which can put its thin mouthpart directly into your blood, often without you noticing. In contrast, the tsetse fly's mouth has tiny saws on it that saw into your skin on its way to suck out your blood. To make matters worse, several species of tsetse fly can transmit diseases. One of the most dangerous is a parasite that causes ＂sleeping sickness＂, or ＂human African trypanosomiasis＂to give it its official name. Without treatment, an infection is usually fatal.Like so many tropical diseases, sleeping sickness has often been neglected by medical researchers. However, researchers have long endeavored to understand how it avoids our bodies' defence mechanisms. Some of their insights could now help us eliminate sleeping sickness altogether.There are two closely-related single-celled parasites that cause this deathly sleep: Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense. The latter is far more common: it is responsible for up to 95% of cases, mostly in western Africa. It takes several years to kill a person, while T. brucei rhodesiense can cause death within months. There are still other forms that infect livestock.After the initial bite, sleeping sickness symptoms often start with a fever, headaches and aching muscles. As the illness goes on, those infected become increasingly tired, which is where it gets its name. Personality changes, severe confusion and poor coordination can also happen.While medication does help, some treatments are toxic and can themselves be deadly, especially if they are given after the disease has reached the brain.It is worth noting that sleeping sickness is no longer as deadly as it once was. In the early 20th Century several hundred thousand people were infected each year. By the 1960s the disease was considered ＂under control＂and had reached very low numbers, making its spread more difficult. But in the 1970s there was another major epidemic, which took 20 years to control.Since then, better screening programmes and earlier interventions have reduced the number of cases dramatically. In 2009 there were fewer than 10,000 cases for the first time since records began, and in 2015 this figure dropped to fewer than 3,000, according to the latest figures from the World Health Organisation. The WHO hopes the disease will be completely eliminated by 2020.While this decline looks positive, there may be many more cases that go unreported in rural Africa. To eliminate the disease completely, infections have to be closely monitored.More problematically, a series of new studies have shown that the parasite is more complicated than previously believed.Sleeping sickness has always been considered ——and diagnosed ——as a blood disease, because T. brucei parasites can readily be detected in the blood of its victims.（1）A tsetse fly is different from a mosquito in that________.A. it can put its thin mouthpart directly into your bloodB. all species of tsetse fly can transmit diseasesC. it can spread a parasite that causes ＂sleeping sickness＂D. its mouth has larger saws than those on a mosquito（2）What can be learned about ＂sleeping sickness＂ according to the text ?A. It is formally called＂human American trypanosomiasis＂.B. If left untreated, it can possibly be deadly.C. It remains as deadly as it used to be.D. It usually draws attention from medical researchers.（3）What is implied in the last three paragraphs ?A. ＂Sleeping sickness＂ will be completely eliminated by 2020.B. The parasite causing ＂sleeping sickness＂ is easy to detect now.C. T. brucei parasites can only be detected in the blood of its victims.D. Data about ＂sleeping sickness＂cases may not be so accurate.（4）What would be the best title of this passage ?A. A mosquito that can carry deadly diseases.B. A bite from this fly puts you into a deadly sleep.C. Symptoms that are characteristic of ＂sleeping sickness＂.D. How to control deadly＂sleeping sickness＂ from a tsetse fly.【答案】（1）C（2）B（3）D（4）B【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，作者介绍了70年代被采采蝇咬伤很容易感染疾病，传播病菌，一定要小心。

V. Reading Comprehension (15%)AIt was 3.21 a. m. when nine-year-old Glenn Kreamer awoke to the smell of burning. Except for the crackling （爆裂声）of flames somewhere below there was not a sound in the two-storey house at Baldwin, Long Island.With his father away on night duty at a local factory, Glenn was worried about the safety of his mother, his sister Karen, 14 and his 12-year-old brother Todd. He ran downstairs through the smoke-filled house to push and pull at Karen and Todd until they sat up. Then he helped each on through the house to the safety of the garden. There, his sister and brother, taking short and quick breaths and coughing, collapsed on the lawn.The nine-year-old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room. He found it impossible to wake her up. Mrs. Kreamer, a victim of the smoke, was unconscious, and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden. But the boy remained calm and, as a fireman said later, "acted with all the self-control of a trained adult."On the bedroom telephone, luckily still working, Glenn called his father and, leaving Mr. Kreamer to telephone the fire brigade and ambulance service, got on with the task of saving his mother.First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed. Then, with a wet cloth around his head he went back to the garden.He could hear the fire engine coming up, but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke-filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground flo or?Grasping firmly a ball of string from the garage, Glenn raced back into the house and dashed upstairs to his mother's room. Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back, laying out the string as he went, through the hall and back out into the ga rden.Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan :"The string will lead you to mother." Mrs. Kreamer was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through her bedroom floor.71．Why did Glenn run downstairs first?A．He wanted to find out what was happening. B．He was worried about his mother's safety.C．He wanted to save his sister and brother.D．He went to see if his father had come back.72．Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service?A．Glenn. B．Glenn's father. C．Glenn's sister. D．Glenn's neighbor.73．What did Glenn do to protect himself?A．He put a wet cloth around his head.B．He threw water all over himself.C．He hid himself in the bathroom.D．He rushed out to the lawn.74．Glenn saved his family because __________.A．his father had taught him to do so on the phone B．he had learned something about first aidC．he had dealt with the emergency calmly and wisely D．he had followed his mother's instructionBThere are three separate sources of danger in supplying energy by nuclear powe r (原子能).First, the radioactive material must travel from its place of production to the power station.Although the power stations themselves are strongly built, the containers used for the transport of the materials are not. Normally, only two methods of transport are in use, namely road or rail, Unfortunately, both of these may have an effect on the general public, since they are sure to pass near, or even through, heavily populated areas.Second, there is the problem of waste. All nuclear power stations produce wastes that in most cases will remain radioactive for thousands of years. It is impossible to make these wastes nonradioactive, and so they must be stored in one of the inconvenient ways that scientists have invented. For example, they may be buri ed under the ground, or dropped into deserted mines, or sunk in the sea. However, these methods do not solve the problem, since an earthquake could easily break the containers.Third, there may occur the danger of a leak (泄漏) or an explosion at the power s tation. As with the other two dangers, this is not very likely, so it does not provide a serious objection to the nuclear program. However, it can happen.Separately, these three types of dangers are not a great cause for worry. Taken together, though, the probability of disaster (灾难) is extremely high.75. Which of the following if FALSE?A. It is possible that a leak or an explosion occurs at a power station.B. It is unusual for radioactive materials to be transported across land.C. The containers are likely to be broken by an earthquake.D. Nuclear wastes remain dangerous in most cases for many years.76. The author thinks that the ways to store nuclear wastes are.A. easyB. impossibleC. reasonableD. ineffective77. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. The power station is a safe place.B. The dangers of nuclear energy can be prevented.C. The general public are strongly against the nuclear program.D. By itself, none of the three dangers is very likely to cause much worry.78. What is this passage about?A. Uses of nuclear power.B. Dangers from nuclear power.C. Public anger at nuclear power.D. Accidents caused by nuclear power.CThere is one foreign product the Japanese are buying faster faster than o thers，and itspopularity has caused an uneasy feeling among many Japanese.That product is foreign words.Gairaigo-words that comefrom outside have been part of the Japanese language forcenturies. Mostly borrowed from English and Chiease.These ter ms are often changed into formsno longer understood by native speakers.But in the last few years the trickle(涓涓细流)of foreign words has become a flood，andpeople fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese tounderstand each other and could lead to many people forgetting the good qualities oftraditional(传统的) Japanese.“The popularity of forgign words is part of the Japanese interest in anything，”saysuniversity lecturer and writer Takashi Saito.“By using a foreign w ord you can make a subjectseem new，which makes it easier for the medias(媒体)to pick up.”“Experts(专家)often study abroad and use English terms when they speak with people intheir own fields. Those terms are then included in government white papers，”sai d MuturoKai,president of the National Language Research Institute.“Foreign words find their wayeasily into announcements made to the general public，when they should really be explained inJapanese.”Against the flow of new words，many Japanese are tur ning back to the study of their ownlanguage.Saito's Japanese to Be Read Aloud is one of many language books that are now flyingoff book sellers' shelves.“We were experting to sell the books to young people，” said the writer，“but it turnsout they are more popular with the older generation who seem uneasy about the future ofJapanese.”79. What advantages do foreign words have over traditional Japanese terms？A. The idea sexpressed in foreign words sound new.B. Foreign words are best suited for announce ments.C. Foreign words make new subject seasier to understand.D. The use of foreign words makes the media more popular.80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.A. are good at learning foreign languagesB. Are willing to learn about new thingsC. trust the mediaD. respect experts81. Which of the following plays an important part in the spread of foreign words？A. The media and govemment papersB. Best-selling Japanese textbooks.C. The interest of young Japenese.D. Foreign products and expe rts82. The book Japanese to Be read Aloud____.A. sells very well in JapanB. is supported by the governmentC. is questioned by the old generationD. causes misunderstanding among the readers.DPlanet HunterWhen Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.“What excited me most was whether there were planets（行星）in other solar（太阳的）systems where life might exist, ”he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting（沿…轨道运行）other stars like our Sun.”And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995, ”Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with i t, and our patience paid off. ”Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family”of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another dis covery: a Jupiter-like（像木星一样的）planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found plane ts farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features（特征）in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids（小行星）, or they all come and hit the Earth. ”Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed. ”A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life! ”83. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.B. He is from a scientist family.C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.84. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?A. 100B. 69C. 66D. 6585. “But we stuck with it”（in Paragraph 3）means ______.A. they felt discouragedB. they carried on with itC. they failed in their attemptD. they made some progressVII. Translation (15%)1. 你离家前一定要把灯关掉。