英语阅读理解14篇

2013高考英语（二月）阅读理解精选（14）及答案维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★★We're fortunate to live along a monarch butterfly migration path.Every fall，thousands of them fly through our backyard，headed south for the winter.We always thought that a butterfly with a broken wing was a sad sight，but one we could do nothing about.We were wrong! Jeannette Brandt was bike riding near Hadley，in the southern Adirondacks of New York，a few weeks ago when she spotted an injured monarch butterfly and took it home in an empty water bottle.Brandt and her partner，Mike Parwana，fed the butterfly rotting pears and water sweetened with honey.The butterfly survived，and fattened up.But what to do about the broken wing?The couple found an online video demonstrating butterfly wing repair which was posted by the nonprofit Live Monarch Foundation of Boca Raton，Florida.Tiny cardboard splints and contact cement did the trick.In another week，the butterfly was flying at the couple's home.But by then，it was too cold in upstate New York to release the monarch into the wild.Monarchs are known for their 3,000 miles migration from Canada to Mexico.But this migration is usually finished by the end of October，and it was mid­November.About a week ago，the couple put the monarch in a shoebox and went to Scotty's，a truck stop north of Albany，NY.Eventually，a good­natured trucker from Alabama，who was headed to Florida，volunteered to transport the monarch to the Sunshine st Tuesday，the trucker called.The butterfly with the mended wing had been released in Florida，now free to join millions of other monarch butterflies migrating south to the mountains of central Mexico.Note：cardboard splints and contact cement薄纸夹板和接触粘合剂【语篇解读】本文记叙的是一对美国夫妇和一位卡车司机救助一只在迁徙中翅膀受伤的帝王蝶的故事。

六年级英语阅读理解题及答案（共16篇）目录六年级英语阅读理解题及答案1 (2)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案2 (2)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案3 (4)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案4 (4)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案5 (5)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案6 (7)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案7 (7)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案8 (9)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案9 (10)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案10 (11)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案11 (12)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案12 (13)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案13 (14)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案14 (15)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案15 (16)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案16 (17)六年级英语阅读理解题答案汇总1——16 (19)六年级英语阅读理解题及答案1There are forty-two students in our class . There are also two American boys . They are Jack and Mike . They are our good friends . They like watching TV ,but they don’t like playing basket-ball .They often go to school by bike . And I often go to school on foot . There is one English girl in our class . Her name is Lucy . She likes playing basketball and she also likes swimming . She usually does her homework in the evening . She often watches TV on Saturday afternoons . She is my good friend . All of the Chinese students are Yong Pioneers .根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。

中考英语阅读理解精选10篇(带答案)（一）People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The house an d the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? have you marked thespace around yourself as your? If you are on the trainyou may put your coat or small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner orchair which is your own.Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a se ction for four people and there was a table between us .Th e man on the space on my side of the table at all. I wa s angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefca se! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly poppe d(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯)his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the sa me in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside ”.Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel tha t they like you to be outside them so that they will enjo y being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it help s you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?( )1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to Londonbecause______.A.he had no place to sitB.someone had invaded his “space”C.too many people shared a section with himD.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about ( )2. “…you feel lonely and ‘outside’”in paragraph4 means that_______.A.you are alone outside the houseB.you feel lonely because you travel on your ownC.you are alone and therefore you go outside tohave some funD.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or t hat group of people( )3.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’refers to（所指）“___________”.A.public spacesB.private spacesC.local peopleD.other countries( )4.Which of the following is TRUEaccording to the passag e?A.British people dislike marking their space.B.You always feel at home in another country. 全品中考网C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country. ( )5.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell reader s to _______.A.own private spaces by living in housesB.have one corner of their own in public placesC.realize the importance of “space”in communicationD.create their private spaces by talking with local people答案:BDCCC(二)Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually i t is in January or February. It is the most important fest ival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepar e things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many oth er things. And they often make a special kind of food—“du mplings”.It means “come together”.On the day before the f estival，parents buy new clothes for their children. Childre n also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festiv al Eve（除夕）all the family members come back to their home town. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjo y the meal, they give each other the best wishes for th e coming year. They all have a good time.( )6. Which is the most important festival in China?A. The Mid-Autumn Festival.B.The Spring Festival.C.Childre n’s Day.( )7. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrat ed?A. In March or April.B. In May or June.D.In January or February.( )8. is the special kind of food for th e Spring Festival in China.A. ChickenB. DumplingC. Fish( )9. What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings”for C hinese people in the Spring Festival?A. Look up.B. Help yourself.C. Come together.( )10. The family when they are having dinn er together on the Spring Festival Eve.A. give each other the best wishesB. buy each other presentsC. sing，dance and play cards【答案】6—10 BCBCA(三)More and more people like bicycling and it is no surpris e. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Mayb e that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 m illion cars on roadsworldwide today. Bikes can take you almost anywhere, and the re is no oil cost!Get on a bicycle and ride around your neighborhood. You ma y discover something new all around you. Stopping and gettin g off a bike is easier than stopping and getting out of y our car. You can bike to work and benefit(受益)from the enj oyable exercise without polluting the environment. You don’t even have to ride all the way.Folding (折叠) bikes work well for people who ride the trai n. Just fold the bike and take it with you. You can do t he same on an airplane. A folding bike can be packed i n a suitcase. You can also take a common bike with you wh en you fly. But be sure to look for information by gettin g on airline websites. Not all airlines are bicycle-friendl y to travelers.Health Benefits of Bicycling:It helps to prevent heart diseases.Bicycling helps to con trol your weight. A 15-minute bike ride to and from work t hree times a week burns off five kilos of fat in a yea r. Bicycling can improve your mood (心情).Exercise like bicycling has been shown to make people fee l better, more relaxed and self-confident. Bicycling is healt hier than driving.( )11. From the passage, we know that bicycling is becomi ng very .A. surprisingB. excitingC.expensiveD. popular( )12 When you are riding your bicycle around your neighb ourhood, you may .A. pollute the environment aroundB. find something you didn’t noticeC. go everywhere and use a little oilD.get off your bike and begin to work( )13. If you travel with a folding bike, you can fol d it and _ .A. get out of the carB. take it onto a trainC. put it in your purseD. go on airline websites ( )14. One of the benefits from bicycling is thatA. you can fold the bicycleB. you will be friendl y to othersC. you will be more relaxedD. you may get fatter an d fatter( )15. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. Bicycling is enjoyable exercise for people.B. Driving ca rs is healthier than riding bikes.C. Riding a bike pollutes your neighbourhood.D. Common bike s are welcomed by all airlines.【答案】DBBCA(四)It’s not easy to be an astrona ut’s son．Everybody expects y ou to be special or perfect．Ioften wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mea n he’s so special and so good ateverything he does．Even in middle school he was class presi dent and captain of the footballteam．Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind o f hero or doing somethingspecial—like saving a child from a burning building or disc overing a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writ ing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a wi nner right here in my class．”When I got home，I started to think about what to write．M y father is an astronaut．N0，Iwouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．H ow did I see my father? Hmm．I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terri ble dream．I remembered how hehugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a ca r．Yes，these were the things Iwas going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous a stronaut．He was my dad．My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were s o many people in the bighall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was rel ieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My f ather’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and chee red．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running do wn my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his han d on my shoulder．“Son，thisis the proudest moment of my life．’’It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll neve r be a great hero or win aNobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

高中英语阅读七选五专项练习题根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

<1>Dear Seth,You‘re only three years old, and at this point in your life you can ‘t read, much less understand what I‘m going to try to tell you in thisletter． But I ‘ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ahead of you, about my life so far as I reflect on what I ‘ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the trials that you will face in the coming years ． As with my advice, take it with agrain of salt ． What works for me might not work for you ． Butsomeday when you‘re ready, I hope you will find some wisdom andvalue in what I share with you ．【小题 1】_____________________________You are young, and life has yet to take its toll on you, to throw disappointments and heartaches and loneliness and struggles andpain into your path ． You have not been worn down yet by longs hours of thankless work, by the slings and arrows of everyday life ． For this, be thankful ． You are at a wonderful stage oflife ． You have many wonderful stages of life still to come even ifthey are not without their costs and great dangers．【小题 2】____________________________There will be people in your life who won ‘ t be very nice because you‘re different, or for no good reason． There‘s not much you can do except to learn to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, actually care about you, and make you feel good about yourself ． There will be times when you are met with disappointment rather than success． Life won‘t always turn out theway you want ． But instead of letting these things get you down,push on． Learn to turn negatives into positives． You‘ll also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love． I hope you don‘t have to face this too much, but it happens． Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life and learn to use them to make you stronger．【小题 3】_____________________________Yes, you‘ll find suffering in your journey through life, but don ‘t letthat close you to new things or wall yourself off ． Be open to new things, experiences and people． You might get your heart brokenten times but find the most wonderful woman the 11th time ． You might get teased and hurt by people you meet．If you close yourself off to new people, who will be there during the toughest times ofyour life and create some of the best times of your life ． You will fail many timesbut if you allow that to stop you from trying, you2will miss out on the amazing feeling of success once you reach newheights with your accomplishments．【小题 4】_____________________________You will meet many people who will try to outdo you in school, incollege, at work．They‘ ll try to have nicer cars, bigger houses, nicerclothes, cooler gadgets． To them, life is a competition — they have to do better than their peers to be happy． Here‘ s a secret: Lifeisn‘t a competition ． It ‘s a journey． If you spend that journeyalways trying to impress other, to outdo others, you‘ re wasting it． Instead, learn to enjoy the journey．Make it a journey of happiness, of constant learning, of continual improvement, oflove． Find your passion, and pursue it doggedly． Life is too short to settle for a job that pays the bills．【小题 5】_____________________________If there‘s a single word you should live your life by, it should be this:Love ． It, I know, might sound corny, but trust me, there‘ s no betterrule in life ． Some would live by the rule of success ． Their liveswill be stressful, unhappy and shallow ． Others would live by therule of selfishness． They will live lonely and unhappy lives ． Liveyour life by the rule of love ． Love your spouse, children, parents, friends, with all of your heart ． Love not only your loved ones, butyour neighbours, coworkers, strangers, even your enemy． And mostof all, love yourself ． While others criticize you, learn not to be sohard on yourself, to think that you ‘re ugly or dumb or unworthy oflove． Instead, learn to love yourself for who you are．Finally, know that I love you and always will ． You are starting out on a weird, scary, daunting, but ultimately incredibly wonderful journey．And I will be there for you when I can ．Love, Your DadA ． Life isn ’ta competition．B． Fight for a better life with determination ．C． Love should be your rule．D． Be grateful and feel hopeful about life ．E． Life can be cruel at times．F． Be open to life anyway．答案 : DEFAC<2>Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times， loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You lovethem for the fact that they created you，raised you，and are in part a source of who you are. Here are some ways to love your parents.____【小题 1】_ A gentle “good morning”warm a coldest heart. Remember that they and “I love you ” will brought you into thisworld. Without your parents ，you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use thesemoments to learn from them for when you ’re off on your own. It ’sOK to get angry but angry actions don ’ t help you or your parents.Act calmly ， cool off, journal about your feelings ，or talk to a friend.___【小题 2】____Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hellwhen you don’t get what you want or you have to clean. However，you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it’scold， raining，snowing，or too hot. Understand that parents arehuman beings and make mistakes. 【小题 3】___. Since you can forgive your friends ， why not forgive your parents?Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV ， or go somewhere with them._ 【小题 4】_ Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.Some people simply may not be able to love their parents. __【小题5】___ Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not5have a right to harm you.A ． There can be realistic reasons for this ，family violence for example.B． Anyway ，spend as much time with them as you can.C． Tell them you love them every morning.D．Forgiveness is the key.E. Parents will in turn express their love to you.F. After this, share your feelings with your parents.G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.答案 : CFDBA<3>Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal –or at least many parts of it have. 【小题 1】 . Ideas about social class– whether a person is “ working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was6perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his childrenas extremely important. 【小题2】 . Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training ） to make such long-term plans.【小题 3】. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者 ). Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to belosing the feeling of inferiority( 自卑感 ). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position. 【小题 4】 .They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to bemuch less difference than in precious generations. 【小题 5】 . As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.A ．Nowadays, a great deal has changedB． Both of these provided him and his family with security7C． As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existenceD．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun todesign long – term plansF． In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concernedG．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen among younger people答案 : FBAGD<4>You can take a selfie with a hand - held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet. So selfies have beenespecially popular over the years.【小题 1】 Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies. How can you take the best holiday selfies? 【小题 2】8◆‘ Food chew’styleWant to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choicesare? 【小题 3】 You can also cut off a piece to show off what ’s inside. But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.◆‘ I’ m so adventurous’ styleRock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing? 【小题4】Just let the natural settings make people go “wow” . One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.◆‘ I am cultured tourist ’ style【小题 5】 You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉） by makingit look like you ’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching thetop of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx ’ s nose.A ．Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.B． Some people have no idea where to travel.C．According to a recent survey, haft of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday.D．These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.E. Different cultures have different characteristics of food.F. Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.9G. Here are some useful posing tips for you.答案 : CGFDA<5>Housework not good exercise, says study【小题 1】 It even said that people who did the most housework were usually the most overweight. 【小题 2】 The contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for health. It questions whether activities like do-it-yourself, gardeningand housework are good exercise. 【小题 3】 but there is a danger that people incorrectly think housework is proper exercise.A total of 4,563 adults took a survey about their weekly physicalactivity. 【小题 4】 Researcher Professor Murphy said any physicalactivity should increase the amount of calories burnt.【小题 5】 She said housework was “inversely related to leanness”. She said this suggested that either people overestimate how hard housework was an exercise, or they eat too much because they think they have lost lots of calories doing household chores.A ．However, her study found the opposite.B． People who do housework usually eat more.C． A new study says housework is not the quality exercise many people think it is.10D．The research showed that people who included housework as exercise tended tobe heavier.E. The study is called Does ― doing housework keep you healthy ‖F. They think doing exercise is of great benefit to healthy.G. It says any activity is better than none.答案 : CEGDA<6>After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot inIndia. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity ( 慈善 ) which is called“Rice Bucket Challenge ”. 【小题1】 It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need andtaking a picture named “ Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of theactivity is to help the poor and hungry people in India,and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes.【小题 2】 The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist,who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, ― Hunger is adiseaseanybody would connect. ‖ The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signingup in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it. 【小题 3】11India is the world ’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 milliontons of the grains. 【小题4】It has suffered with mass hunger, and last year wasranked 63rd of 78 countries on theInternational Food Policy Research Institute ’s global hunger index. How toparticipate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give itto the neighboring people who are inneed. 【小题5】At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all yourfriends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!A ．Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are inneed.B． It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice onsomeone’ s head.C． The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture.D ． The AirAsia India airline says its staff including senior management will join.E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with ― Rice Buck Challenge ‖.F. But it is far from enough for this country.G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge.12答案 :BGDFE<7>根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

可编辑修改精选全文完整版初二英语阅读理解15篇阅读短文，从每小题所给的选项中选择能回答问题的最佳选项。

第一篇(A)My friends and I had a two-day vacation last week and we decided to visit a famous mountain. It was a nice experience（经历）.We arrived at the foot of the mountain by bus. We climbed to the top of it in a cable car. Then some of us took photos, and others enjoyed the beautiful scenery（风景）. We were not tired at night because we were too excited. We talked late in the tents. After we got up the next morning, there was heavy fog on the mountain and we couldn't see anything. It was very easy to get lost, so we went for a walk together. We saw some beautiful plants on the way. We also saw some rubbish. We picked it up as we were walking. When we got home, it was late.After the trip, we all think we should look after our home — the earth. If everyone does something for it, it will become more and more beautiful.( )1. The writer's vacation was about ___________________.A. one dayB. two daysC. three daysD. four days( )2. They didn’t _________________ on the top of the mountain.A. take any photos.B. enjoy the scenery.C. sleep in the tents.D. draw any pictures.( )3. The underlined word "fog" means "______" in Chinese.A.雾B.霜C.风D.冰( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. We had a good time on the mountain.B. We arrived at the mountain in the evening.C. We went for a walk the next day and got lost soon.D. We felt very tired when we got to the top of the mountain.( )5. What do they learn after the trip?A. Friends should go out together often.B. It is everyone's duty to look after our earth.C. It will never get tired to go on vacation with friends.D. The earth will sure become more and more beautiful.第二篇(B)Our teacher takes us on a trip each year. During my first trip, we went to Couzy, Laon, Lille, and Amiens. All are in Northern France. 41 students went along with three of our professors. The first place we went to was an old palace on the top of a mountain. It was very beautiful. The next place was the town of Laon. We visited a Notre Dame Cathedral there.We then went to Lille, the fifth largest city in France. We walked around Lille and looked at different buildings. All were very interesting and each professor told us their own opinions on each building. This became a more interesting way for us to learn architecture （建筑学）. The next day we traveled to Amiens, to look at another Notre Dame Cathedral. Amiens is a nice little town. As there is a famous university, we learned how other European students live and study.The trip was great. It was tiring but very helpful for us to understand every aspect （方面）of architecture.( )6. There were ______ people taking part in the trip.A.41B.42C.44D.45( )7. The old palace on the top of a mountain is in ______.A. CouzyB. LaonC. LilleD. Amiens( )8. They saw a Notre Dame Cathedral in ______.A. Laon and AmiensB. Lille and LaonC. Couzy and LilleD. Couzy and Amiens( )9. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. Lille is a nice little townB. there is a university in CouzyC. the writer himself is from EuropeD. there is a Notre Dame Cathedral in Lille( )10. What's the best title (标题) for this passage?A. Buildings in northern France.B. A way to learn architecture.C. Touring around France.D. A great trip.参考答案：(A) 篇：BDAAB, (B) 篇：CAACD第三篇Gary is a 17-year-old high school student. He has lots of 1 habits. He likes to use the Internet for fun at night, and he usually 2 late. When he feels sleepy(瞌睡), he drinks some coffee. 3 he goes to bed late, he usually gets up late the next morning and arrives at school late. For breakfast, he always eats junk food like hamburgers. And he 4 exercises. He doesn’t like to exercise at all. These habits are not good for his body or his mind. He often feels 5 and sometimes he can’t think quickly. He is worried about (担心) his health and decides to do 6 . I’ll try not to spend too much time on the 7 ,” he says. “ I’ll get up early and exercise in the park 8 three times a week. And I’ll try to eat healthy food. People say ‘ old habits die hard’( ) 1. A. good B. bad C. happy( ) 2. A. clean up B. put up C. stays up( ) 3. A. Because B. Although C. So( ) 4. A. always B. often C. never( ) 5. A. hungry B. tired C. relaxed( ) 6. A. something B. someone C. somewhere( ) 7. A. homework B. computer C. television( ) 8. A. at most B. less than C. at least(B)How do you spend your free time? I think doing sports is the best way. There are many kinds of sports, such as skiing, fishing, climbing, hiking, cycling and so on. We can also do sports in the house, for example, playing chess. There are also some water sports such as swimming and diving.I think ball games are the most popular games in the world. In autumn, American football begins. Millions of people like to watch it on TV to cheer for their favourite team. But some people don't think watching American football is a good way to spend their free time. They think if your favourite team can't win the game, you will feel bad. This kind of bad feeling is so strong that it isn't good for health. Some people think reading books is the best way to spend their free time. When they read books, they can be quiet and happy. What is your way to spend your free time?( ) 6. According to the writer, the best way to spend free time is ____________.A. doing sports.B. reading books.C. sleeping at home.D. playing with friends. ( ) 7. The writer thinks the most popular sport is ____________.A. skiing.B. climbing.C. water sports.D. ball games.( ) 8. American football begins ___________.A. in winter.B. in summer.C. in autumn.D. in spring.( ) 9. The underlined word "cheer" means ____________ in Chinese.A.喝彩B.端坐C.凝视D.观察( ) 10. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How to do water sports.B. How people spend their free time.C. Football is the most popular game in the world.D. Reading books is the best way to spend free time.第四篇Notes: 1. survey调查 2. without没有 3. regularly有规律地 4. organize安排What do you usually do in your free time? We did a survey on students' free time activities last week. There were 158 students taking part in the survey. Here are the results.( ) 11. About ______students watch TV every day. A. 55 B. 58. C. 45 D. 20 ( ) 12. About ___ students surf the Internet every day. A. 20 B. 60 C. 47 D. 30 ( ) 13. Some students ________________instead of taking exercise regularly.A. go to the gym.B. stay at home.C. take a walk.D. read books.( ) 14. How do most of the students spend their free time according to the pie chart (圆形统计图)?A. They spend it with friends and family.B. They do the things they organized.C. They stay at home to watch TV.D. They don't have any plans.( ) 15. Which of the following is NOT true?A. About 33% of the students watch TV only when the show is interesting.B. Most of the students can't live without the Internet nowadays.C. Some students don't organize their free time at all.参考答案：(A)篇：BCCCBABA （B）篇：ADCAB （C）篇：CCCAB第五篇I'm Ben. Tara, Tina, Julia and Jeff are all my good friends. We are in the same school, but in different classes.Tara and Tina are twins. And they look the same. Tara is as tall as Tina and they both work hard. Julia is taller than the twins and she is taller than any other girl in her class. She is also very outgoing, so she has many friends. She is good at all subjects. Jeff is as tall as Julia. They are in the same class. But he doesn't work as hard as Julia. Jeff likes playing basketball and swimming. Sometimes he is quiet, and sometimes he is a little outgoing. What about me? Hum, I'm as tall as Jeff. I'm very quiet. I like staying at home and reading books.We are different, but we don't care. Oh, there's one thing we all like. We often go to the movies on weekends.( ) 1. The five students are in the same ______.A. schoolB. classC. familyD. grade( ) 2. Tara and Tina are twins and they're both ______.A. quietB. hard-workingC. good at runningD. good at swimming ( ) 3. ______ is good at all subjects.A. TinaB. JuliaC. JeffD. Tara( ) 4. They all like ______.A. runningB. swimmingC. watching moviesD. playing basketball ( ) 5. The writer writes the passage to tell about ______.A. his friends and himselfB. his free time activitiesC. his school lifeD. his happy life(B)Ann has a problem. She wants to have some new friends but she is too shy. She doesn't know what to do. So she is feeling sad and upset. What should she do?JimmyYou could join a club. There are a lot of new people in a new place. As for me, I made many of my friends during(在…的期间)the activities after school.SusanYou could call me up. I'm a shy girl, too. We could read some interesting books or watch funny TVshows together. Do you think it's a good idea?DavidYou could make new friends on the Internet. Of course, you don't need to know who they are. However, don't meet anyone when they want to see you.MariaYou should try to change your personality. Be more active(活跃的). Why not talk to other people first? Try to be friendlier. People are willing to talk with a friendly person. Then you'll have more new friends.( ) 6. Ann's problem is that ______.A. she has no friendsB. nothing can make her happyC. she doesn't like her old friendsD. she is too shy to make new friends( ) 7. ______ thinks Ann should go to a new place to meet friends.A. JimmyB. SusanC. DavidD. Maria( ) 8. Susan thinks Ann could ______.A. join a clubB. have fun with herC. make friends on the InternetD. try to become more outgoing( ) 9. The underlined word "personality" means ______ in Chinese.A.命运B.素质C.个性D.信念( ) 10. From the passage, we know ______.A. Jimmy is an active boyB. Ann has a lot of good friendsC. Susan is very different from AnnD. Maria likes making friends on the Internet第六篇Many people think that twins are exactly the same. But they’re not! Ali and Ah met are twin brothers. They look the same and in some ways they are the same. But in other ways they are different. Ali and Ah met are both very athletic(运动的). Ali and Ah met both like soccer. But Ali plays every day and Ah met plays only on weekends. Ah met likes watching soccer matches on TV but Ali only likes to play the game, not to watch it. Ali and Ah met are both outgoing and funny, but Ah met is a little more outgoing than Ali. Ah met is also a little more serious about schoolwork(课业). Ali and Ah met are very popular at school, and they both have a lot of friends.11. Who are twin brothers?___________________________________________________________________________________ 12. What are differences between Ali and Ah met on Character（性格）?___________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What does Ah met like?___________________________________________________________________________________ 14. When does Ah met play soccer?___________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Who only likes to play the soccer game?__________________________________________________________________________________参考答案：(A)篇：ABBCA （B）篇：DABCA（C）篇：1. Ali and Ah met are twin brothers.2. Ah met is a little more outgoing than Ali. Ah met is also a little more serious about schoolwork.3. Ah met likes soccer and he likes watching soccer matches on TV.4. Ah met plays only on weekends.5. Ali.阅读短文，从每小题所给的选项中选择能回答问题的最佳选项。

Sleep 睡眠We all know that the normal human daily cycle of activity is of some 7-8 hours sleep alternating with some 16-17 hours wakefulness and that,broadly speaking,the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.我们都知道人们每天正常活动的周期是大约7—8小时的睡眠与大约16～17小时的清醒相交替。

一般来说，睡眠时间通常与黑夜的长短相一致。

Our present concern is with how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified. 我们目前关心的是要改变这一周期可以有多简单，并且可以改变到何种程度。

The question is no mere academic one3.这不只是个简单的学术问题。

The case,for example,with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance in industry where automation calls insistently for round-the-clock working of machines.例如，有的人从白天工作变为晚上工作，因为在工业生产中，自动化操作需要机器24小时连续工作。

It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed routine of sleep and wakefulness,sleeping during the day and working at night.通常一个人需要五天至一周的时间来适应与常规生活颠倒的睡眠时间和清醒时间，即白天睡觉，晚上工作。

（英语）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Dogs were living as companions to the early settlers of North America over 10,000 years ago. The oldest domestic dogs in the Americas were thought to be around 9500 years old. Angela Perri of Durham University, UK, and her colleagues have carried out fresh radiocarbon dating on the two dog skeletons that gave this date, discovered in the prehistoric Koster site in Illinois, and found they were even older: around 10,100 years old.A third dog from another Illinois site called Stilwell II was older still, at 10,190 years old. That makes it the oldest known domesticated dog in the Americas. The team concluded that all three dogs were domesticated as they skeletons were complete and unskinned, and so hadn't been butchered for food. They had also been carefully buried, evidence they were valued by their owners. The Stilwell II dog, which probably resembled a small English settler, was under what seemed to be the floor of a living area. It is unclear why it took so long for tame dogs to arrive in the Americas, given that they were domesticated at least 14,000 years ago in Eurasia. By this time, people were already moving into North America from Siberia; there is evidence some reached Chile 18,500 years ago. Geneticists have found signs of at least three waves of migration over the following millennia. There is no evidence that domestic dogs accompanied them. “We don't know if dogs were part of the first waves of immigration to the Americas" says Luc Janssens of Ghent University in Belgium. "It could be so, but no archaeological bones have yet been found." It is "overwhelmingly probable" that some of the early settlers did bring dogs to the Americas, but they may not have had "the time or the spiritual compulsion to bury them", says Pat Shipman of Pennsylvania State University.(1)How old is the oldest known domestic dog in the Americas7A. About 9500 years.B. About 10,100 years.C. 10,190 years.D. 18,500 years.(2)The underlined word "butchered" in the fourth paragraph could be replaced by.A. killedB. boughtC. trainedD. raised(3)What is the attitude towards when tame dogs arrived in the Americas in the last three paragraphs?A. Undoubted.B. Unsure.C. Indifferent.D. Unconfident.(4)What is the main topic of this passage?A. The earliest domestic dog in the Americas.B. The first dog arriving in the Americas.C. How dogs were domesticated in the Americas.D. When the oldest dog was found in the Americas.【答案】(1) C(2)A(3)B(4)A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了大概一万年以前就在北美成为人类伙伴的狗的种类。

六年级上册英语阅读训练题15篇一、阅读理解（一）Passage 1.My name is Tom. I'm a student in Grade Six. I have a happy family. There are four people in my family. They are my father, my mother, mysister and me.My father is a doctor. He works in a big hospital. He likes his job very much. My mother is a teacher. She teaches English in a school. My sister is only three years old. She is very cute.I love my family very much.Questions:1. How many people are there in Tom's family?- Answer: There are four people in Tom's family.- Explanation: The passage clearly states "There are four people in my family."2. What does Tom's father do?- Answer: Tom's father is a doctor.- Explanation: It is mentioned that "My father is a doctor."Passage 2.It's Sunday today. The weather is sunny. Mary and her family are in the park. Mary is flying a kite. Her kite is very beautiful. It looks like abutterfly. Her father is reading a book under a big tree. Her mother is taking pictures of the flowers. Her little brother is playing with a ballon the grass. They are having a great time.Questions:1. What is Mary doing?- Answer: Mary is flying a kite.- Explanation: The text says "Mary is flying a kite."2. Where is Mary's father?- Answer: Mary's father is under a big tree.- Explanation: It is stated that "Her father is reading a book under a big tree."Passage 3.I'm Jack. I like animals very much. I have a pet dog. Its name is Lucky. Lucky is very smart. It can play ball games with me. It likes running inthe park.Every day, I take Lucky for a walk after school. Lucky is my good friend. I love it very much.Questions:1. What is the name of Jack's pet dog?- Answer: The name of Jack's pet dog is Lucky.- Explanation: The passage says "I have a pet dog. Its name is Lucky."2. What does Jack do with Lucky every day?- Answer: Jack takes Lucky for a walk every day.- Explanation: It is mentioned that "Every day, I take Lucky for a walk after school."Passage 4.My school is very beautiful. There are many trees and flowers in it. There are also several teaching buildings.We have classes in the teaching buildings. The classrooms are big and clean. There is a library in my school. We can borrow books from it. There is also a playground. We can play basketball and football there.I love my school very much.Questions:1. What are there in the school?- Answer: There are many trees, flowers, teaching buildings, a library and a playground in the school.- Explanation: The passage mentions all these things in the school.2. Where can students play basketball?- Answer: Students can play basketball on the playground.- Explanation: It is said that "There is also a playground. We can play basketball and football there."Passage 5.Lucy is from England. She is in China now. She is studying Chinese in a school.She has a lot of Chinese friends. Her Chinese friends are very friendly. They often help her with her Chinese.Lucy likes Chinese food very much. She likes dumplings best.Questions:1. Where is Lucy from?- Answer: Lucy is from England.- Explanation: The first sentence says "Lucy is from England."2. What does Lucy like best?- Answer: Lucy likes dumplings best.- Explanation: It is stated that "She likes dumplings best."Passage 6.There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.Spring is warm. The flowers start to come out. The trees turn green. People like to go for a walk in spring.Summer is hot. The days are long. People like to go swimming in summer.Autumn is cool. The leaves on the trees turn yellow and red. It's a beautiful season.Winter is cold. Sometimes it snows. People can make snowmen in winter.Questions:1. How many seasons are there in a year?- Answer: There are four seasons in a year.- Explanation: The passage begins with "There are four seasons in a year."2. What do people like to do in summer?- Answer: People like to go swimming in summer.- Explanation: It is mentioned that "People like to go swimming in summer."Passage 7.Mike is a student. He gets up at 6:30 every morning. Then he washes his face and brushes his teeth. After that, he has breakfast. His breakfast is usually bread and milk.He goes to school at 7:30. His school is not far from his home. He often walks to school.He has four classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon. He likes English very much.Questions:1. What time does Mike get up?- Answer: Mike gets up at 6:30 every morning.- Explanation: The passage says "He gets up at 6:30 every morning."2. How does Mike go to school?- Answer: Mike often walks to school.- Explanation: It is stated that "He often walks to school."Passage 8.My favorite festival is the Spring Festival. It is the most important festival in China.Before the Spring Festival, people clean their houses, buy new clothes and a lot of food.On the eve of the Spring Festival, families get together and have a big dinner. They also watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.During the Spring Festival, people visit their relatives and friends. They give each other red envelopes with money in them.Questions:1. What is the most important festival in China?- Answer: The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China.- Explanation: The passage clearly states "It is the most important festival in China."2. What do people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?- Answer: On the eve of the Spring Festival, families get together, have a big dinner and watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV.- Explanation: It is mentioned in the passage.Passage 9.I'm Lily. I'm in the zoo with my parents today. There are so many animals here.I see the pandas first. They are very cute. They are eating bamboo. Then I see the monkeys. They are jumping and playing. There are also some tigers. They are sleeping.I like the zoo very much.Questions:1. Who is Lily with in the zoo?- Answer: Lily is with her parents in the zoo.- Explanation: The passage says "I'm in the zoo with my parents today."2. What are the pandas doing?- Answer: The pandas are eating bamboo.- Explanation: It is stated that "They are eating bamboo."Passage 10.Ben is a good boy. He often helps his mother do housework at home.On Saturday, he helps his mother clean the room. He sweeps the floor and cleans the windows.On Sunday, he helps his mother wash the clothes. He also helps his mother cook dinner.His mother is very happy. She says Ben is a helpful boy.Questions:1. What does Ben do on Saturday?- Answer: On Saturday, Ben helps his mother clean the room. He sweeps the floor and cleans the windows.- Explanation: The passage mentions "On Saturday, he helps his mother clean the room. He sweeps the floor and cleans the windows."2. Why is Ben's mother happy?- Answer: Ben's mother is happy because Ben is a helpful boy. He often helps her do housework.- Explanation: The last sentence says "She says Ben is a helpful boy."Passage 11.There is a big supermarket near my home. It has three floors.On the first floor, there are a lot of fruits, vegetables and meat. People can buy fresh food here.On the second floor, there are clothes, shoes and bags. There are also some toys for children.On the third floor, there is a bookstore. People can buy all kinds of books there.Questions:1. How many floors does the supermarket have?- Answer: The supermarket has three floors.- Explanation: It is clearly stated that "It has three floors."2. What can people buy on the third floor?- Answer: People can buy all kinds of books on the third floor.- Explanation: The passage says "On the third floor, there is a bookstore. People can buy all kinds of books there."Passage 12.Jim likes reading very much. He has a lot of books at home.His favorite books are storybooks. He often reads storybooks in his free time.He also likes to go to the library. There are thousands of books in the library. He can borrow different kinds of books from the library.Questions:1. What are Jim's favorite books?- Answer: Jim's favorite books are storybooks.- Explanation: The passage says "His favorite books are storybooks."2. Where can Jim borrow books?- Answer: Jim can borrow books from the library.- Explanation: It is mentioned that "He can borrow different kinds of books from the library."Passage 13.It was Saturday yesterday. I went to the park with my friends.We played games in the park. We also flew kites. The kites flew very high in the sky.We had a picnic there. We ate sandwiches, fruits and drank juice.It was a great day.Questions:1. Where did the writer go yesterday?- Answer: The writer went to the park yesterday.- Explanation: The passage says "I went to the park with my friends."2. What did they eat during the picnic?- Answer: They ate sandwiches and fruits during the picnic.- Explanation: It is stated that "We ate sandwiches, fruits and drank juice."Passage 14.My name is Ann. I'm a girl. I'm 12 years old. I'm in Class 3, Grade 6.I like music very much. I can play the piano. I often practice playing the piano after school.I want to be a pianist in the future.Questions:1. How old is Ann?- Answer: Ann is 12 years old.- Explanation: The passage says "I'm 12 years old."2. What does Ann want to be in the future?- Answer: Ann wants to be a pianist in the future.- Explanation: It is mentioned that "I want to be a pianist in the future."Passage 15.There are some rules in our school.We must come to school on time. We can't be late for school.We must wear school uniforms at school.We should keep our classroom clean. We can't throw rubbish everywhere.We should be polite to our teachers and classmates.Questions:1. What should we do to our teachers and classmates?- Answer: We should be polite to our teachers and classmates.- Explanation: The passage says "We should be polite to our teachers and classmates."2. What can't we do at school?- Answer: We can't be late for school, we can't throw rubbish everywhere and we must wear school uniforms (not doing this is also something we can't do).- Explanation: These are the things mentioned in the passage that we are not allowed to do at school.。

高中英语外刊阅读语篇精选20篇阅读理解(1)本篇源自：Woodland Park ZooAbout the programFor individuals aged 16 years and older.Volunteers are ambassadors for Woodland Park Zoo and an important part of our zoo team. We seek individuals who are excited about engaging in thez00's mission to save wildlife and inspire everyone to make conservation a priority in their lives.The primary focus of our volunteers is engaging with zoo guests by offering assistance and information, facilitating extraordinary zoo experiences and helping at a variety of special events. Once in the program, volunteers also have the opportunity to apply and interview for positions in other aspects of the zoo's operations including horticulture, education and leadership roles within the Volunteer Program RequirementsOur program offers all volunteers opportunities to continuously learn more about conservation and animals, and to make an impact every day through this active role in the zoo community.Volunteer program requirementsThe Woodland Park Zoo Volunteer Program requires interested individuals to:Be at least 16 years old;Demonstrate commitment to the highest standards of customer service;Have enthusiasm for people, animals and conservation;Commit to the Volunteer Program for a minimum of one year;Meet the minimum service requirement of six hours per month;Attend one Volunteer Program information session;Successfully complete zoo ambassador training;Pay a one-time S 30 program fee to cover costs upon entry into the program(there is no fee to apply; financial assistance is available);Provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 if accepted into zoo ambassador training;People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose in atwo-dose series or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine. Volunteer placement offers may be withdrawn for individuals who do not comply with this policy.( B )1.What is a volunteer expected to do?A. Organize a variety of special events.B. Improve zoo guests' visiting experiences.C. Assist in academic research and collect data.D. Create opportunities to interview zoo guests.( A )2. Who might be a qualified volunteer?A. A senior with sufficient time and enthusiasm.B. A primary school student devoted to customer service.C. An experienced, committed, and unvaccinated college student.D. A retired biology professor signing up for the zoo ambassador training.( B )3. Where is this text probably taken from?A. An advertisement.B.A website article.C. An academic essay.D. A scientific journal.阅读理解(2)本篇源自：The Los Angeles TimesThe summer isn't even halfway through and it's already proved to be a season of deadly extremes.In a little over a month, four major heatwaves have broiled the Western United States,including record-breaking triple-digit temperatures in Oregon and Washington that caused hundreds of heat-related deaths.Wildfires are again tearing through the West, burning hundreds of thousands of acres in California, Oregon and British Columbia in Canada. The fires are so massive that smoke has traveled all the way to the East Coast, prompting health warnings in Connecticut and Maryland and turning the skies above New York City hazy and red. And from Germany to China, extreme flooding has caused death and destruction. At least180 people in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were killed last week when two months' worth of rain fell in two days, causing floods and mudslides. In the central Chinese province of Henan, 14 people died after riders were trapped on a subway amid catastrophic flooding after torrential rains.These terrifying scenes from across the globe have long been predicted by scientists studying our warming planet. Higher temperatures would lead to more heatwaves and droughts in some areas that would fuel bigger, more frequent wildfires. In other areas the warmer climate would trap moisture in the atmosphere, leading to heavier rainfall during storms.Climate change is making normal weather events-heatwaves, droughts, rainstorms and hurricanes more extreme and more devastating to communities unprepared for the attack. What's most frightening, however, is that extremes are happening faster than many predicted. As the last few weeks has shown, there's no time to waste. The summer has already given a terrible glimpse of the future if we don't change course now.( A )1. What does the underlined word “broiled" mean in Paragraph 2?A. Roasted.B.Flooded.C.Burnt.D.Swept.( D )2.How does the author stress the severity of extreme flooding?A. By making comparisons.B. By describing details.C. By analyzing causes.D. By listing numbers.( A )3.The underlined part "These terrifying scenes" in Paragraph 5 refers to①heatwaves ② wildfires ③ extreme flooding ④ tornadoes ⑤ hurricanesA.①②③B.②③④C.①③④D.③④⑤( B )4. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To inform us of extreme weather.B. To call on us to pay more attention to climate change.C. To instruct us how to survive in extreme weather.D. To predict climate change in the future.阅读理解(3)本篇源自：NatureSince first appearing in India in late 2020, the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 has become the predominant strain（主要毒株）in much of the world. Researchers might now know why Delta has been so "successful": People infected with it produce far more viruses than those infected with the original version ofSARS-CoV-2,making it very easy to spread.According to current estimates, the Delta variant could be more than twice as transmissible as the original strain ofSARS-CoV-2. To find out why, epidemiologist Jing Lu at the Guangdong Próvincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Guangzhou, China, and his colleagues tracked 62 people who were some of the first people in mainland China to become infected with the Delta strain.The team tested study participants' "viral load”-a measure of the density of viral particles in the body-every day throughout the course of infection to see how it changed over time.Researchers then compared participants' infection patterns with those of 63 people who contracted the original SARS-CoV-2 strain in 2020.The researchers report that the virus was first detectable in people with the Delta variant four days after exposure, compared with an average of six days among people with the original strain,suggesting that Delta reproduces much faster. Individuals infected with Delta also had viral loads up to 1,260 times higher than those in people infected with the original strain.The combination of a large number of viruses and a short incubation period makes sense as an explanation for Delta's heightened transmissibility, says epidemiologist BenjamiCowling at the University of Hong Kong. The sheer amount of virus in the respiratory tract means that super spreading events are likely to infect even more people, and that people might begin spreading the virus earlier after they become infected.And the short incubation period makes contact tracing more difficult in countries such as China,which systematically tracks each infected person's contacts and requires them to quarantine.“Putting it all together, Delta's really difficult to stop," Cowling says.( D )1. What is the purpose of epidemiologist Jing Lu's research?A. To find out whether Delta is a variant of SARS-CoV-2.B. To determine how SARS-CoV-2 progresses.C. To find out the solution to ending COVID-19.D. To find out what causes Delta to spread faster.( A )2. How does Jing Lu's team conduct their research?A.By comparing the participants' infection patterns.B. By monitoring the participants' course of infection.C. By measuring the participants' exposure time to Delta.D. By analyzing the data collected from previous studies.( D )3.Which of the following does NOT make for the fast spread of Delta?A. Delta's high viral loads.B. Delta's rapid reproduction ability.C. Delta's short incubation period.D. Delta's ability to escape the immune system.( D )4.What is Cowling's attitude toward stopping Delta?A.Indifferent.B. Ambiguous.C. Optimistic.D. Cautious.阅读理解(4)本篇源自：The EconomistA toothpaste tube, squeezed and twisted out of shape in a vain attempt to extract its remaining contents, haunts many a bathroom. But not, perhaps, for much longer. Colgate-Palmolive,an American consumer-goods giant, has taken up an invention by a pair of experts in supper-slippery surfaces to produce toothpaste tubes that promise to deliver every last scrap of their contents.In 2012 Kripa Varanasi, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and DaveSmith,his PhD student, set up a company called LiquiGlide to commercialize their work on making liquids flow more easily through pipes and out of containers. What caught many people's imagination at the time was a demonstration of how this could be used to empty a ketchup bottle without shaking it violently.The new toothpaste, called Elixir, comes in three varieties: a formula for whitening teeth,one for gum and enamel（牙龈和牙釉质）care and a “detox” version which，it is claimed，removes impurities from the mouth. All are packaged in plastic tubes that can be emptied with ease. Elixir has gone on sale in Europe, though no decision has yet been made about whether it will be sold elsewhere.To produce their slippery pipes and containers, Professor Varanasi and Dr. Smith first impose a microscopically textured pattern on them and then apply a suitably formulated liquid. This fills the gaps in the texture, creating a surface across which gooey substances slide easily. Any risk of contamination（污染）can be eliminated by making the liquid in question from materials also employed in the product.Besides pleasing customers who like to get their money's worth, the new,slippery toothpaste tubes should help with recycling. Existing tubes are rarely recycled, not only because they have residue left inside them but also because they are usuallymade from a laminate of plastic and aluminum foil. Mixed materials of this sort are hard to recycle, and therefore end up being dumped in landfills. Despite their success with toothpaste tubes, Professor Varanasi and Dr.Smith have not given up on food containers.( D )1.What is special about the new toothpaste tube?A.Its twisted shape.B.Its delivery service.C. Its remaining contents.D.Its slippery pipes and containers.( D )2. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 mean?unching their products onto the market.B. Setting up LiquiGlide to take up an invention.C. Squeezing and shaking a toothpaste tube.D. Making liquids slide easily on slippery surfaces.( B )3.What can be inferred from the passage?A. The new toothpaste will be sold around the world soon.B. A suitably formulated liquid is vital in producing the slippery pipes.C. Existing tubes are easy to recycle, but hard to empty.D. Professor Varanasi and Dr. Smith find it impossible to apply the invention to food containers.阅读理解(5)本篇源自：Science NewsA new chemical analysis has revealed an ugly truth about beauty products: Many beauty products may contain highly persistent, potentially harmful “forever chemicals” called PFAS.PFAS，short for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances（多氟烷基化合物），include thousands of chemicals that are so sturdy that they can stay in the body for years and the environment for centuries. Those compounds have been linked to high cholesterol,thyroid diseases and other problems. “There is no known good PFAS,” says chemist and physicist Graham Peaslee of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.In the first large screening of makeup for PFAS in the United States and Canada, Peasleeand colleagues found that 52 percent of over 200 tested products had high fluorine（氟）concentrations，suggesting the presence of PFAS. The researchers report online on June 15 in Environmental Science & Technology Letters.The potential health risks of PFAS in makeup are not yet clear, Peaslee says. But besides people ingesting or absorbing PFAS when wearing makeup, makeup washed down could get into drinking water.Peaslee's team measured the amount of fluorine, a key component of PFAS, in 231 cosmetics.63 percent of foundations，55 percent of lip products and 82 percent of waterproof mascara（睫毛膏）contained high leveIs of fluorine. Long-lasting or waterproof products were especially likely to contain lots of fluorine. That makes sense,since PFAS are water-resistant.In addition to posing their own potential health risks, these compounds can break down in the body into other PFAS, such as perfluorooctanoic acid, which has been linked to cancers and low birth weights.( A)1.The underlined word “sturdy” in Paragraph 2 probably means“_”.A.stubbornB.harmfulC.beneficialD.flexible( B )2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. PFAS are the main reason for health problems such as high cholesterol.B. More than 100 tested products are high in fluorine concentrations.C. Scientist have figured out the potential health risks of PFAS.D. PFAS are harmful to health because it can not be broken down.( C )3.Where is this text most likely from?A.A chemistry textbook.B. A cosmetic advertisement.C.A science website.D. A traveling journal.阅读理解(6)本篇源自：The New York TimesIn 1946，a 23-year-old army veteran（退伍军人）named John Goodenough headed to the University of Chicago with a dream of studying physics. When he arrived, a professor warned him that he was already too old to succeed in the field. He ignored the professor's advice and today, at 94, has just got the tech industry excited about his blazing creativity. He and his team at the University of Texas at Austin filed a patent application on a new kind of battery that,if it works as promised, would be so cheap, lightweight, and safe that it would revolutionize electric cars and kill off petroleum-fueled vehicles.We tend to assume that creativity declines with age. On the contrary, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that late blooming is not uncommon. John P. Walsh, one of the professors,joked that the Patent Office should give a “senior discount” because “there's clear evidence that people with seniority are making important contributions to invention". A study of Nobel Physics winners found that, since the 1980s, they have made their discoveries, on average, at age 50.The study also found that the peak of creativity for Nobel winners is getting higher every year.When talking about his late-life success, Dr. Goodenough said, “Some of us are turtles;we crawl and struggle along, and we haven't maybe figured it out by the time we're 30.But the turtles have to keep on walking." This crawl through life can be advantageous, he pointed out,particularly if you wander around through different fields, picking up clues as you go along. Dr.Goodenough started in physics and hopped sideways into chemistry and materials science,while also keeping his eye on the social and political trends that could drive a green economy.“You have to draw ona fair amount of experience in order to be able to put ideas together,” he said. EVERROTIONHe also credits his faith for keeping him focused on his mission to defeat pollution and ditch（摆脱）petroleum（石油）.“I＇m grateful for the doors that have been opened to me indifferent periods of my life,” he said. He believes the glass battery was just another example of the happy accidents that have come his way: “At just the right moment when I was looking for something, it walker into the door.”( B )1.Dr.Goodenough excited people withA.his switching his majorsB. his newly invented batteryC.his obtaining a patentD.his ignoring the professor's warning( C )2. What can we know about John P. Walsh mentioned in Paragraph 2?A.He excels at telling jokes.B.He received a senior discount recently.C.He believes age is not a barrier to creativity.D.He co-invented the battery with Dr. Goodenough.( C )3.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To inform us of a new invention.B. To analyze the advantages of being old.C. To point out age is no barrier to innovation.D.To predict the age of future Nobel Prize winners.阅读理解(7)本篇源自：CricketLong ago，in the unhappy village of Chelm，there lived an old sage（智者）.All the villagers were unhappy because they thought their neighbors had better lives than them. So, day and night, the envious townsfolk would call upon their sage to complain. Before the sage could even raise a spoonful of breakfast to his lips, the baker would burst into his house for a morning's complaint.“They say my bread isn't crispy! Tell me, sage, how I can make crispy bread when all I've got is a hundred-year-old oven that's really an icebox! The emperor's heart is warmer than my oven! And how can I afford a new oven when nobody buys my bread? You see the pickle I'm in? A schoolteacher I should have been. Schoolteachers don't have such headaches.”No sooner had the baker stomped out of the door than the butcher marched in. “My customers do nothing but complain! This chicken's too fat! This meat's too tough! Be a bookkeeper, my dear mother once told me. But did I listen? No. Now look at this pickle I'm in! "And after the butcher complained, the tailor, the shoemaker, and the milkman complained...It was more than a person could stand. Something had to be done. Early one brisk fall morning, the sage marched to the village square, where he posted a huge sign that read: All citizens of Chelm will gather here at noon. Bring a big greenpickle.When everybody arrived, the sage said, “Imagine that everything you are is in your pickle.Your wisdom and your foolishness are in your pickle. Your blessings and your curses are in your pickle. Your talents and your flaws are in your pickle. If you don't like your pickle, no big deal: Pick someone else's. Go ahead and choose."And, with that pronouncement, all the citizens now had the overwhelming task of deciding whose pickle they wanted. The baker's eye immediately fell on the schoolteacher's. The schoolteacher's eye shot over to the tailor's. Every eye examined every pickle in town.To this day, it isn't clear who chose first. Some say the baker, some the milkman, but one thing is absolutely certain: When it was over, the townspeople had taken back their very own pickles.Since that day, whenever a villager approached the sage to complain, though not many of the town folk did, the sage would simply say, “It's your pickle; you picked it, and that would be the end of that."( A )1.What can we infer according to the baker's complaint?A. The oven doesn't function well.B.The townsfolk are too picky.C.He has hurt the emperor's heart.D. Schoolteachers are more welcome.( A )2.Which words can be used to describe the sage?A.Patient and wise.B. Generous and modest.C.Envious and brilliant.D.Impatient and timid.( B )3.Which of the following sayings might the sage agree with?A. Pride hurts, modesty benefits.B. Don't blame destiny, and don't blame the others.C.Behind bad luck comes good luck.D.All that glitters is not gold.( C )4.Which is the best title for the text?A.Turn to a sageB. Decide to be happyC. Pick a pickleD. Choose a career阅读理解(8)本篇源自：Scientific AmericanMindfulness may indeed have psychological benefits. Earlier this year, researches revealed that mindfulness-based interventions had benefits for a number of health outcomes, including stress, anxiety and depression. Although mindfulness has its merits, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it's important to be mindless. Everyday examples range from riding a bike to choppingcucumbers to brushing your teeth.Research has also revealed that paying too much attention to what you're doing can have damaging effects, particularly when you perform well-practiced skills. In fact, this is one reason why some experts appear to “choke under pressure”: They think too much about the mechanics of the task at hand.In a classic study, cognitive scientist Sian Beilock and her colleagues had skilled golfers attempt to sink putts（击球入洞）under different experimental conditions. In one condition，the golfers were simply instructed to pay attention to the swing of their club and say “stop”when they finished their swing. In another condition, they were instructed to listen for a target sound while ignoring other noises and say the word “tone”when they heard the target sound.Counter-intuitively, the skilled golfers performed substantially worse when they focused on their swing than when they paid attention to irrelevant sounds. The effect of paying attention to their swing was so damaging that the golfers actually did better when they were warming up before the experiment began.More recently, psychologist Yannick Balk and his colleagues had golfers try different interventions designed to alleviate the effects of performance pressure. The researchers induced performance pressure by videotaping the participants, telling them that their score sheets would be posted publicly at the clubhouse and encouraging great performance with prizes. Without an intervention, the golfers performed significantly worse under pressure. Yet participants who were encouraged to think about something else-specifically,a song they knew by heart-improved when the stakes were high. It is worth cautioning that these results should be replicated in larger samples and across different contexts.Nevertheless, the important message from this research is that focusing too carefully on the execution of well-practiced motor sequences can cause mistakes. Of course, we should not resign ourselves to going through life on autopilot, missing opportunities t make deeper connections with ourselves, one another and our environment. But there are situations where we should let automaticity take over. The next time you ride a bike, don't overthink it.( B )1. Mindfulness is significant when you are.A. brushing your teethB. suffering from depressionpleting your daily routineD. performing well-practiced skills( C )2. What does the classic study prove?A.What benefits mindlessness can bring.B. How mindlessness works in a competition.C.Whether mindfulness can have damaging effects.D. Why mindfulness can boost athletic performance.( B )3. According to the results of Yannick Balk's study, we'd betterA. be absent-minded in Math classB. listen to the music while joggingC. multitask while learning EnglishD. pay close attention while cutting vegetables阅读理解(9)本篇源自：National Geographic TravelerPick-your-own farms are set for a post-lockdown boom this summer, as people look to support local businesses and spend more time outdoors.Here are four of our favorites.Parkside Farm,EnfieldJuicy blackberries, and strawberries are the stars of the show at this pick-your-own place on the northern edge of London. One key selling point is the “table-top" strawberry-growing system, which means plants are grown in places at waistheight-no more bending down in the dirt to pick your berries. Park side is also one of the few farms accessible without a car,as long as you don't mind a walk-it's 25 minutes from Gordon Hill station.Craigie's Farm, ScotlandJust outside Edinburgh, Craigie's Farm is bursting with produce including cherries, peas,broad beans and, perhaps surprisingly, sunflowers. The onsite shop, deli and cafe have a lot more to offer besides fruit and vegetables-you can pick up homemade jams, meat,cheese and an apple press for making your own juice. There are activities for children too, including a Nature Detective Trail involving encounters with sheep and goats.Hewitts Farm,KentThis family-run farm in Kent offers everything from spinach to apples and blackberries during its pick-your-own season, which runs from June to October(for Halloween pumpkins). There's also a shop selling farm-grown and local produce, as well as free tractor rides for youngsters on Sundays during the summer.Bellis Brothers Farm, WrexhamThis farm in North Wales started growing strawberries back in 1860 and has operated as a pick-your-own since 1967. More fruits have been added since then, but it's still mostly known for its strawberries. Pickers can download Bellis family strawberry recipes from the farm's website,including those for jams and a baked strawberry cheesecake.( B )1.Which place is recommended if visitors want homemade jams?A.Parkside Farm.B. Craigie's Farm.C.Hewitts Farm.D.Bellis Brothers Farm.( B )2. Which of the following is TRUE about Parkside Farm?A. You need not worry about getting dirty on the farm.B. You can pick berries without bending down.C.You must drive there due to its long distance from the station.D. You can enjoy sunflowers in the sunshine.( A )3.In which part of the magazine can you probably find this passage?A.Travel.B.Books.C.Business.D.Sports.阅读理解(10)本篇源自：Entertainment WeeklyBuilding an entire hour around the lives of teenagers was an uncommon choice at the time.But the inexperienced Fox network decided to have a try. And the result was somehow more popular than Brandon Walsh walking down a hallway at West Beverly Hills High School. "Itused to be kid TV, or adult TV with teenage elements to it," says Julie Plec, co-creator of TheVampire Diaries. "My first memory of teen TV was seeing a commercial for Beverly Hills,90210." Nowadays, she continues, "teen TV is important because it's new.”Maintaining that newness is the big challenge for a television producer that relies on capturing the attention of a constantly changing class of viewers. As networks began to understand the power of adolescent stories(and audiences), moreteen-centered shows started to appear and evolve.With the launches of Gossip Girl in 2007 and Pretty Little Liars in 2010, suddenly teen shows weren't just about love triangles. They needed more, like a mystery, like Riverdale and Elite putting high schoolers in the middle of unpredictable scenarios. “Along came the more hooky（逃学）kind of shows，”says Everwood creator Greg Berlanti. “Everything needed a high-concept package around it.” Often that concept would be supernatural-a trend that can be traced back through The Vampire Diaries and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, among others. Today that theme is bigger than ever thanks to fantasy epics like Netflix's Shadow and Bone.What does the future hold for teen TV? Whatever comes next, “authenticity is always the key,” says Berlanti. “They have to be truthful." And wherever there is an authentic teen story,there＇s one thing that we can guarantee will come with it：hormones（荷尔蒙）.Lots of hormones. ( D )1.According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Teen TV used to be common and popular.B. Fox had much experience in making teen TV.C. Julie Plec was a big fan of The Vampire Diaries.D. Newness makes teen TV important.( C )2. What is the big challenge that teen TV producers face?A. To focus only on a fixed group of teens.B.To change the target viewers constantly.C. To create more new ideas and things.D.To maintain the old tradition.( D )3.How does the author develop the third paragraph?A. By making comments.B. By following time order.C.By explaining the process.。

阅读理解训练(一)（A）Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to flyto New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I should return to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "__________"根据短文内容选择最佳答案。