高一英语阅读理解50篇
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高一英语阅读理解30篇Here are 30 excerpts of possible reading comprehension passages for high school students, written in an informal and conversational style while ensuring diversity in language use:1. Hey, did you hear about the new movie? Everyone's been talking about it. I'm not sure if it's worth the hype, but the trailers look cool.2. My cat loves playing with boxes more than anything. I've got a whole stash of empty ones just for her. She gets so excited every time I bring one out.3. Last night's game was intense! The crowd was ontheir feet the whole time. I'm still recovering from the adrenaline rush.4. My favorite season is fall. The leaves changing colors, the crisp air, and the pumpkin-flavored everythingare just perfect.5. I've been meaning to try out that new restaurant downtown. Their menu looks amazing, and the reviews are all positive.6. Remember when we went camping last summer? The stars were so bright, it felt like we were in a different world.7. My dog is obsessed with chasing squirrels. He'll chase them for hours if given the chance. It's pretty funny to watch.8. My favorite thing to do on a rainy day is curl up with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. It's the ultimate comfort combo.9. I can't believe summer's already over. It feels like it just flew by. I'm not ready for school to start again.10. Have you ever tried baking your own bread?。
高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1.篇DIY Your Own DessertsWe offer different kinds of classes to you all. A very popular class we are offering these 10 days is the class named “DIY Your Own Desserts”.Can you imagine how happy your beloved one will be when you give him/her your DIY desserts on the special days like birthday, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day? Come to your class and make your own desserts. Give your beloved one some surprises!The class runs daily and it is a completely hands-on personal cooking experience lasting up to 4 hours learning 3-4 recipes(食谱) each lesson. The teacher will first show how to cook different recipes in front of you. And then he will guide you on how to prepare and make the food.At the end of the class you can either eat the meal prepared during the class or take it home with you. What’s more, you’ll be able to take home the copies of all the recipes.Costs: $30 each lesson. You can start at any time.Go to our website to get more information about the class.You can either e-mail us or come to our office to attend it.1.What will you do in the class?A.Eat the meal with the teacher.B.Celebrate the special days.C.Learn 2-3 recipes each lesson.D.Have a hands-on experience.2.How much will you pay for five lessons?A.$30. B.$60. C.$120. D.$150.3.How can you attend the class?A.Make a phone call to them.B.Send them an e-mail.C.Get information from parents.D.Come to the class directly.【答案】1.D2.D3.B【分析】本文是应用文。
高一英语阅读理解50篇(含答案)Passage 1One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.(163w)1. The ant could not reach the side though _______.A. she cried for helpB. she asked the dove to save herC. she tried very hardD. she could smell well2. The dove saved the ant because _______.A. she was the ant's friendB. she took pity on the poor antC. the ant was almost exhaustedD. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time3. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.A. a leafB. a piece of woodC. a blade of grassD. a raft4. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.A. the dove immediately flew awayB. the dove hid himself in the grassC. the ant told the dove to leave at onceD. he felt something biting him in the foot5. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.A. how clever the ant wasB. how kind the dove wasC. how the ant and the dove helped each otherD. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can词汇扩展① desperate adj. 拼死的② exhausted adj. 精疲力竭的③ dove n. 鸽子④ blade n. 叶片Passage 2Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy."An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computerssecretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.(210w)1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.A. the classroomB. the school officeC. a bank near his houseD. his own house2. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.A. Johnny was good at mathB. Johnny loved computersC. Johnny could join one computer to anotherD. they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer3. Who are worried about hackers in the story?A. Johnny's parents.B. School headmasters, teachers and the police.C. The police.D. School headmasters and teachers.4. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?A. Information.B. Back computer accounts.C. Computers.D. Grades.5. The last paragraph is about _______.A. JohnnyB. computersC. hackersD. moden词汇扩展① hacker n. 黑客② information n. 信息③ modem n. 调制解调器④ secretly adv. 秘密地⑤ account n. 账户Passage 3There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise , he was not hurt. He got out of the car and walked to the nearest house. He wanted to telephone the garagefor help. The door was opened by one of his patients." Oh, Doctor," she said, " I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accidenton the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help."(109w)1. Where was the doctor going in his car?A. We don't know.B. To a patient's home.C. To a garage.D. To his own home.2. Which of the following was the cause of the accident?A. Careless drivingB. A tree had fallen across the road.C. A slipperyroad.D. There was a thick fog.3. The doctor went to the house because _______.A. he knew one of his patients lived thereB. he had received a call to go thereC. he wanted to use the telephoneD. he was injuredand could walk no further4. Why did the woman patient telephone the doctor?A. She needed medical treatment.B. She believed somebody else needed a doctor.C. To ask how quickly the doctor could come.D. To ask whether the doctor was coming on his regular visit.词汇扩展① garage n. 汽车修理站② accident n. 事故③ slippery adj. 滑④ injured adj. 受伤Passage 4One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairycame out and asked the man what was the matter."I have lost my axe,"he said."It fell into the water when I was cutting the wood."The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked,"Is this yours?""No,"said the man.The fairy then showed him a silveraxe and asked again,"Is this yours?""No,"again answered the man. Then she showed him the old axe."Yes, that is mine,"called out the happy man."I know that well enough,"said the fairy."I only wanted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now I'll give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own one."(147w)分1. One day when the man was cutting something, ________.A. he fell into the waterB. his axe dropped into the riverC. his axe fell into a lakeD. he saw a beautiful fairy2. The man was sad because _________.A. he was poor and had no other axesB. he could not go on workingC. he liked his axe very muchD. his axe was a gold axe3. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe but he didn't take them, because he ______.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very richD. knew these axes were not his4. At the end of the story the man had ________.A. only one axeB. two axesC. three axesD. many axes5. The fairy helped the man because he was ________ man.A. an oldB. a youngC. a poorD. an honest.词汇扩展① fairy n. 仙女② silver adj. 银制的Passage 5An Englishman, a Frenchman and a Russian were discussing happiness. "Happiness," said the Englishman, "Happiness is when you return home tired after work, yet find your slippers(拖鞋) warming by the fire.""You English have no romance," said the Frenchman. "Happiness is when you go on a business trip, find a pretty girl who entertainsyou -then afterwards you partwithout regrets.""You are both wrong," said the Russian. "True happiness is when you are at home in bed and at 4 a.m., you hear a hammering at the door and outside stand the secret police, who say to you, 'Ivan Ivanovitch, you are under arrest', and you say, 'Sorry, Ivanovitch lives next door.'"(118w)1. The Englishman's happiness suggests that _______.A. he should have no time to warm his slippersB. he enjoys the warmth of the familyC. he thinks it the most important to have slippersD. he wants someone to warm his slippers2. What the Frenchman said means that _______.A. a man can be free to play with any pretty girl when possibleB. he wants to marry a girl he lovesC. he is interested in going on a business tripD. the Englishman should have more romance3. The Russian thought that ________.A. both the Englishman and the Frenchman were not rightB. neither the Englishman nor the Frenchman were rightC. neither the Englishman nor Frenchman were wrongD. either the Englishman or the Frenchman were wrong4. The meaning of the Russian's words is that _______.A. he would like to have a good sleep at nightB. he will feel happy if his neighbour is arrestedC. he thinks it happiness to feel safeD. he will feel afraid if anyone knocks at his door at night5. The best title for this story is "_______".A. The Difference in HappinessB. How to Get HappinessC. The Definitionof HappinessD. The Importance of Happiness词汇扩展① slipper n. 拖鞋②romance n. 浪漫色彩③ entertain v. 招待④ part v. 分手⑤ arrest v. 逮捕⑥ definition n. 定义Passage 6"Get up, get up, Jim. It's time to get up!" my mother said while she was pushing me. I opened my eyes and looked at the clock. "Oh dear! It's a quarter to eight already. I'll be late for school again," I thought. I jumped out of the bed, washed my face, then hurried to the bus stop without breakfast. As soon as I got on the bus, it started running. "I'm sure I can get to the school on time," I said to myself. Suddenly the bus stopped. The bus driver got off the bus, then got on the bus again and said, "I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen. There's something wrong with the bus. Please get off the bus and wait for another one." "I couldn't wait. The school is not far. I'd better run to the school," I thought, and then I began to run. But before I got to the school, it began to rain hard.I reached the classroom but I was wet shiveringwith cold. The physics teacher had already begun his lesson. It was Mr. Smith. He was about fifty years old. All the students were a little afraid of him and so was I. I liked neither him nor his physics lessons. I hesitatedfor a moment and then I opened the door. "I'm very sorry, Mr. Smith. I'm late again," I said with a red face."It's you again, Jim," Mr. smith said angrily. "I've told you not be late, but you…" he suddenly stopped and looked at my wet clothes. He turned to the class and said, "I'm very sorry, my boys and girls." With these words he quickly took off his own jacket and handed it to me. "Now take off your wet coat and put this one or you'll catch cold," he said kindly.I went to my seat with Mr. Smith's jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, physics was so interesting and how well I could understand it!(348w)1. Jim was late for school because _______.A. he got up too lateB. there was something wrong with the busC. it rained heavilyD. he had to wait for the bus2. Mr. Smith, the physics teacher, _______ at first when Jim came into the classroom.A. felt sadB. looked kindC. looked worriedD. was unhappy3. Jim felt that _______.A. the jacket was large enough to keep him warmB. Mr. Smith took good care of himC. he understood what Mr. Smith said all the timeD. physics is easy if you like the physics teachers4. From the story, we can learn that _______.A. students can't be late for schoolB. students can learn better if teachers love themC. physics is easy if you like the physics teachersD. you'll catch cold if your clothes are wet词汇扩展① shiver v. 发抖② hesitate v. 犹豫Passage 7John is a paper boy. He deliversnewspapers to different houses in his street every day. He has about 80 customers. Half of his customers only take the newspapers on weekdays, and about half take the newspapers on weekdays and on Sundays.John has to get up at 4:30 every morning to deliver his newspapers. It takes longer to deliver the newspaper on Sundays. The Sunday newspapers are twice as heavy as those on weekdays.John is saving his money to buy a new bicycle. He is also saving money for college. He has already saved 500 dollars.(107w)1. John ________ every day.A. reads booksB. sells newspapersC. borrows booksD. delivers newspapers2. How many customers does he have?A. About 40.B. About 120.C. About 80.D. About 20.3. ______of his customers only take newspapers on weekdays.A. TwoB. EightyC. FortyD. Twenty4. What time does he have to get up every morning?A. 3:30B. 4:30C. 5:30D. 6:305. John is saving his money to buy ______A. a newspaperB. a new bagC. a houseD. a new bicycle词汇扩展① deliver vt. 投递② customer n. 客户③ college n. 大学Passage 8Sam lives in New York. His father has a shop and his mother is a doctor. He's seven years old now and has begun to go to school this autumn. It's a little far from their shop and his father drives a car to take him to school every day. So he's never late for class and his teachers like him.It's Monday today. Miss Hunt is teaching them to count the numbers from one to ten. Sam is studying hard. Soon he can count them. Miss Hunt is happy and asks, "How many people are there in your family, Sam?"Sam stood up and said, "Two, Miss Hunt.""Who are they?""My father and mother.""Oh? "Miss Hunt is surprised. She said, "There're three people in your family.""But now I'm not at home. I'm at school, you know!"(140w)1. Sam is ________.A. an English boyB. an American boyC. an English girlD. an American girl2. Sam is in Grade _______ now.A. OneB. TwoC. threeD. four3. Sam usually goes to school ________.A. on footB. by bikeC. by carD. by bus4. ______, so Miss Hunt is happy today.A. Sam is late for classB. Sam studies ChineseC. The children are good at EnglishD. Sam can count from one to ten5. Which of the following is wrong?A. Sam is at school now.B. There 're two people in Sam's family.C. There 're three people in Sam's family.D. Miss Hunt doesn't know how many people there are in Sam's family.Passage 9There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages.On the last day of one voyage, the ship was in a small port. It was winter time, and the sea was very cold, so the captain said to his sailors, "If one of you stays in the water during the whole night, I will give him my ship. But if he comes out before the sun appears, I shall get his wages."The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating, so they didn't trust him. But then one of them, who thought that he was cleverer than the captain, said that he would do it. He got into the water, and, though it was very cold, he stayed in it. When it was nearly morning, some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away."You are cheating," the captain said to the sailor. "The fire's warming you.""But it's half a mile away!" said the sailor."A fire's fire," answered the captain. "I have won."The sailor came out of the water, and said, "Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages, but you can't cook a chicken.""I can," answered the captain."If you cook this chicken," said the sailor, "I shall work for you without wages for seven years, but if you can't, you will give me your ship."The captain agreed, took the chicken and said, "Where's the fire?""There it is," answered the sailor. "On the shore.""But it's half a mile away," said the captain angrily." 'A fire's fire,' you said," answered the sailor. "If it is enough to warm me in the water, it is enough to cook your chicken."(301w)1. The captain got the sailors' wages ________.A. to buy a chicken for himselfB. and kept the money for future useC. by cheating himD. and said he would return the money soon2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold.B. The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.C. The captain succeeded in cheating the sailor.D. It was the sailor who was cleverer.3. The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because he ________.A. didn't want to lose the betB. didn't believe the sailor's successC. wanted to keep his promiseD. wanted to show his cleverness4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?A. The sailors didn't trust the captain.B. In order to help the sailor in the water, the fishermen made a fire.C. The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time.D. The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared.5. What is the title of the story?A. How a Captain Cheated His SailorB. How a Sailor Got a ShipC. A Brave SailorD. A Fire Is FirePassage 10Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He went from one company to another but no one wanted him. With little money left, he got to the station, sad and tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Suddenly, an old man came and said, "Young man, I have seen what you did to the woman. I am the owner of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?"(190w)1. Tom came to the station to _______.A. find a jobB. take the train homeC. sell the ticketD. take the train to Taibei2. The woman walked to Tom because _______.A. she was Tom's old friendB. her child wanted to talk to TomC. she needed to take the trainD. she had no money to buy a ticket3. Tom didn't take the train because _______.A. he didn't take a train ticketB. he missed the trainC. he wanted to talk to the old manD. he gave his ticket to the woman4. The old man wanted to _______.A. lend Tom some moneyB. give Tom a jobC. say "Thank you " to TomD. sit on the bench with Tom5. What can we learn from this story?A. Many people find job in a train station.B. Don't buy the last ticket of the train.C. If we try our best to help others, others will help us.D. We should not give our ticket to others in a train station.Passage 11One evening in November, Dr. Berlin received a telephone call from Mrs. Green. "Please, Dr. Berlin,come to my house. I had 5000 dollars on my desk and now it is gone. "Dr. Berlin arrived at Mrs. Green's house at eight o'clock. First he asked Mrs. Green, "When did you see the money last?""At seven o' clock. I put it on my desk in my living room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.""I see." Dr. Berlin said. "Were you alone in the house?""No. My sister's son Jack is here, too." Then Dr. Berlin and Mrs. Green went to Jack's room. "Please, sit down," Jack said. Dr. Berlin sat on the only chair in the room, and the chair was cold. He also saw some books on the ground near his feet."What have you been doing this evening?" Dr. Berlin asked."I came home at six-thirty, and went right to my room. I've been sitting in that chair and reading all the evening. I never got up and I never left the room. Maybe somebody came into the house and took my aunt's money."After hearing that, Dr. Berlin was clear about who had taken the money.213w1. When did Dr. Berlin answer the phone from Mrs. Green?A. At 6:30.B. At 7:00.C. After 7:30.D. At 8:00.2. Where did Mrs. Green put her money?A. In her living room.B. In her washing room.C. In Jack's room.D. In her office.3. When did the thieftake Mrs. Green's money?A. Before Mrs. Green came back home.B. When Jack was reading.C. After Mrs. Green went to wash her hair.D. When Dr. Berlin was answering the phone.4. Which of the following is wrong?A. Mrs. Green didn't live alone.B. Jack had given a careless reply.C. Dr. Berlin found out who had taken the money.D. Jack had been really reading books all that evening.词汇扩展① thief n. 小偷② careless reply 粗心的回答Passage 12One day Bill went to eat at a restaurant in London. Suddenly a young woman sat down beside him. Bill could not think what she wanted. She did not look very happy. Bill asked her what was wrong. "The problem is ..." she began. But then she stopped. She did not find it easy to tell Bill about it, it seemed. "My husband and I wanted to meet here for lunch at 12, " she said at last, "but he hasn't come." "Well, don't you know where he is? Can't you ring him up? ""No, I can't." said the woman. "And I've had lunch now and I can't pay the bill, because I haven't got any money with me.""Never mind, I'll pay the bill for you. You can pay me back later." Bill said."If you give me your address, I'll send you the money as soon as I get home." With these words, she left the restaurant.A few weeks later, when Bill was having lunch at another restaurant, he suddenly heard a familiar voice," Excuse me. May I just sit here for a moment?"Bill turned round. It was the same young woman again. This time she was talking to a man with grey hair at a table not far from the gate. Bill smiled at the woman and got up from his chair and walked across theroom.233wExcellent1. One day Bill came to a restaurant ________ .A. to meet a young womanB. to help a womanC. aloneD. to have the last meal of the day.2. The young woman sat beside Bill because she wanted __________ .A. to eat with himB. to wait for her husband thereC. to make friends with BillD. Bill to help her3. The young woman became happier because ________.A she found her money B. Bill would help herC. she had her mealD. she saw her husband4. The woman said she would __________ .A. return Bill's money as quickly as possibleB. go to Bill's home to return the moneyC. give Bill's money back the next dayD. return Bill's money at the restaurant5. Bill walked across the room ________.A. to pay his bill B .to say hello to the man with grey hairC. to meet the womanD. to go away from the woman.Passage 13Jim was a driver. He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free. One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging in his garden at eight. He dug and dug. After half an hour he suddenly found a coinnear his foot. He was very glad. He put it in his right pocket. A few minutes later, he found another one. He put it in the same pocket, too. The same thing happened for the third. The fourth and the fifth time, .... He was very happy and told his wife about it. She was very happy, too. She said, "A thieftook away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago. The police caught him but they didn't find any coins."Then Jim went on digging and found some more coins, but just when he began to dig, he felt something cold in his trousers. It came down one of his legs. He put his hand down quickly-and the coin came into his hand. Now he knew there was a hole in his pocket.190w1. There were some ______in Jim's garden.A. coinsB. treesC. vegetablesD. flowers2. When did Jim find a coin in his garden?A. At 8:00B. At about 8:30C. At 9:30D. At about 10:003. "He told his wife about it." Here "it" means________.A. the police caught a thiefB. he found money in his gardenC. the coins of a shopD. the hole in his trousers4. There was a hole in________.A. his pocketsB. his left pocketC. his right pocketD. the pocket of his coat5. How many coins did Jim dig out from the garden?A. Only one.B. Five coins.C. Many coins.D. No coin at all.词汇扩展① coin n. 硬币② thief n. 贼Passage 14If he made a mistake, he could never admitit .One day, he was walking along the street when he met another man.He looked at the man very carefully. Then he said "John Foster! Well, well, well, I haven't seen you for ten years."He looked at the man up and down. "But you've changed, John, " he went on, you were heavy, but now you're thin." He smiled at him, "But you look well and it's good to see you again." he held the man's hand and said, " But, oh, you have changed so much. You had thick hair ten years ago and now it's thin. You didn't wear glasses before, but now you're wearing really a pair of thick ones."He smiled at the man again."But you're still the same John Foster. Do you remember that we often drank tea together? We had some good times, didn't we, John?""Excuse me, sir " the man said, "but my name isn't John Foster."Mr. Right thought for a minutes, then he said, "So you've changed your name, haven't you?"185w1. Which of these is true?A. Mr. Right never thought that he would be right.B. Mr. Right never admitted that he was wrong.C. Mr. Right never made mistakesD. Mr. Right sometimes thought the others were right2. One day Mr. Right met ________.A. one of his old friendsB. John FosterC. a man he thought he knewD. his good friend3. Mr. Right thought John _______.A. had changed a lotB. looked very oldC. looked as young as beforeD. hadn't changed much4. Mr. Right didn't acceptthat _______.A. the man had changed so muchB. the man had changed his nameC. the man didn't know John FosterD. the man wasn't John Foster5. From the story we learn that _______.A. Mr. Right is always rightB. John Foster is not the man's nameC. one should admit his mistakesD. one should not make jokes词汇扩展① admit v. 承认② accept v. 接受Passage 15Once a man with the name Grant found a box of old papers in a room at the top of his house. He burnt most of them, for he didn't like old things very much. But one of these papers was an old letter. At the bottom of the letter was the name of a famous writer."When this letter was written," said Grant, "no one knew about the writer. But now everyone knows him. Some people like to buy letters like this. I may be able to get a lot of money for this letter if I sell it to the right man."But there were a lot of dirty marks all over the letter."It doesn't look nice," he thought, "No one wants to buy a letter if it's dirty. I'll have to clean it first." So he took a piece of cloth and some water and cleaned the letter. He worked hard and took a lot of care. At last the letter looked new and he was very pleased with his work."Now it looks very nice," he said to himself. "I'll be able to sell it for a lot of money."He took the letter to shop in London where old papers of this kind were bought and sold."I want to sell this letter," Grant said to the man in the shop. "It was written by a famous writer. You know about these things. How much will you give me for it?"。
高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇Richard Campbell is a secondary school student. He is 15 years old. He lives in a small town in the north of England. Every morning, he gets up at eight o’clock, puts on his uniform and walks to school.One hour later, the lessons start. The students usually study maths, English, history and geography in the morning. They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch. They have a ten-minute break between classes. They also spend a long time in the school library, reading books and doing their homework.Richard likes his school very much. His favourite subjects are English and geography, but he doesn’t like maths because he is not good at it.Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school. Lunch is at one o’clock. He doesn’t like the food that the school serves. This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home. He always has his lunch in the dining hall, but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate.At weekends, he alwa ys goes out with his friends because he doesn’t go to school. On Saturday, he always goes to the cinema or to the sports centre. On Sunday, he just goes for a walk with his dog.1.What time do Richard’s lessons begin in the morning?A.At 8:00. B.At 8:30.C.At 9:00. D.At 9:10.2.What does Richard like best?A.Maths and English. B.English and geography.C.History and maths. D.Geography and history.3.Where does Richard have lunch on weekdays?A.In the dining hall. B.At home.C.In the courtyard. D.Outside his school gate.4.What does Richard always do on Saturday?A.He reads and does homework.B.He goes to see films or does sports.C.He walks his dog or does exercise.D.He spends a long time in the library.【答案】1.C2.B3.A4.B【分析】这是一篇记叙文。
高一英语阅读理解50篇(付详解)中考英语阅读理解·“老”字趣谈每个国家都有各自的文化习惯,而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会,不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗,一切就OK啦!When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.By Jack根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
高一(下)阅读理解 50篇Writing a book review is not like writing a fiction, where you have your freedom to express any type of literary mood. Here, you are limited within the scope, which is related only to the book or the literature and nothing else. To write a proper literary review, you should follow some important dos and don’ts, which are discussed here.Top 3 dosSelect a literature of your choice and read it thoroughly. If required, you should read it multiple times, before you really frame up the literary review in your mind. While reading, try to assimilate the thoughts and philosophy of the author behind the book and also to analyze all the characters and events described in the literary piece. Start to pen down your literary analysis only when you have a complete understanding of the book, and not before that.Prepare your write-up based on your understanding of the book. Since you are reviewing the book, your opinion plays an important role here. If you prefer any particular character or any particular instance from the book, then expose that character or the situation in your review, to give it more importance. Also determine your preference with supporting logic. Ultimately it is your understanding of the book, and it can differ from others’ viewpoint. But you should stick to your opinion.Follow a proper format to construct your book review. It should have a proper introduction and a conclusion, other than the usual subject body. Distribute the subject body in chapters and paragraphs, to give a nice, structured look. Also, add a list of reference material at the end of the book. A structured material always carries a good impression and also, it helps the reader to go through the article at ease.Top 3 don’tsBook reviews are not exactly meant for writing a summary on the books. The objective of writing a book review is to arouse the curiosity in the mind of the readers. If someone mentions everything in the summary then the actual intention is lost.As mentioned earlier, one should not cross your limit to write a literary review. Do not bring up unnecessary topics to increase the length of the write-up, which is not at all related to the book. The readers want to learn about the book and not something irrelevant. Also, a smart and crisp writing helps to create a positive impression.You can go through reference books or articles on your subject, before you start preparing your article. But that should be completely with the intention of getting help in your understanding of the book. These reference items will help to strengthen your grip on the subject. But, you should never copy a single line of text from any other document or write-up. Plagiarism(剽窃), in any form, is a punishable offence by law. It will also destroy your reputation and close all the future avenues inthis field.If you can follow the above dos and don’ts religiously to write a book review, then it is going to be more original and interesting.1. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “assimilate”in paragraph 2?A. stimulateB. fertilizeC. digestD. enhance2. The purpose of writing a review on a book isA. to show your understanding of the thoughts and philosophy of the author behind the bookB. to show that you really stick to your own opinion though you’ve read the bookC. to arouse readers’ curiosity to read more books on irrelevant topicsD. to spark readers’ interests in finding the book and reading it3. Which of the following is NOT true about the “dos”?A. Before writing a book review, you’d better read it thoroughly or many times.B. Write down yourC. If you are interested in certain situation in the book, you can hardly give it too much importancein your review.D. A good review consists of a proper introduction and a conclusion, as well as a nice-structuredsubject body.4.The following statements are “don’ts” when writing a summary exceptA. going through reference books or articles on your subject, before you start preparing your articleB. presenting all the detailed description of the book in the summaryC. the thought or action of putting anything irrelevant to the book into the summaryD. any forms of copying the text from others’ written workThere were so many nights when I, as a young boy, had to watch helplessly as my father verbally and physically abused my mother. I can still recall the smell of alcohol, see the fear in my mother’s eyes, and feel the hopeless misery that comes when we see people we love hurting each other in incomprehensible ways.I would not wish that experience on anyone, especially not a child. If I settle down in those memories, I can feel myself wanting to hurt my father back, in the same ways he hurts my mother and in ways of which I was incapable as a small boy. I see my mother’s face and I see this gentle human being whom I loved so very much and who did nothing to deserve the pain imposed upon her.When I recall this story, I realize how difficult the process of forgiving truly is. Intellectually, I know my father caused pain because he was in pain. Spiritually, I know my faith tells me my father deserves to be forgiven as God forgive us all. But it is still difficult. The sufferings we have witnessed or experienced live on in our memories. Even years later they can cause us fresh pain each time we recall them.Are you hurt and suffering? Is the injury new, or is it an old, unhealed wound? Know that what was done to you was wrong, unfair, and undeserved. You are right to be outraged. And it is perfectly normal to want to hurt back when you have been hurt. But hurting back rarely satisfies. We think it will, but it doesn’t. If I slap you after you slap me, it does not lessen the sting I feel on my own face, nor does it weaken my sadness as to the fact you have struck me. Revenge gives, at best, only momentary relief from our emotional pain. The only way to experience healing and peace is to forgive. Until we can forgive, we remain locked in our pain and locked out of the possibility of experiencing healing and freedom; locked out of the possibility of being at peace.Without forgiveness, we remain tied to the person who harmed us. We are bound with chains of bitterness, trapped. Until we can forgive the person who harmed us, that person will hold the keys to our happiness; that person will be our jailer (监狱看守).When we forgive, we take back control of our own fate and our feelings. We become our own liberators. Forgiveness, in other words, is the best form of self-interest. This is true both spiritually and scientifically. We don’t forgive to help the other person. We don’t forgive for others. We forgive for ourselves.1.Why did the writer mention the story of his father’s abuse of his mom?A. Because he loved his mom and wanted to fight back someday.B. Because his father finally realized his own mistake and was forgiven.C. Because witnessing his mom’s suffering is still hurting him and has no way to relieve.D. Because he felt that he was spiritually relieved from the pain through forgiveness.2.The writer wrote the article in order to tell people thatA. we may never heal our pains or sufferings in the heart unless we learn to forgiveB. we should never forget the sufferings buried in our heartsC. we may get tied to the person who harmed us all through lifeD. we shouldn’t worry about the pains we caused, since forgiving is always easier than imagined3.What is the 4th paragraph mainly about?A. Hurting back does no good to relieving one’s own hurts, but forgiving.B. If someone slaps you, you just slap back, which will lessen your pain.C. The sufferings we have witnessed or experienced will live on in our memories for ever.D. After being hurt, if one wants to experience healing and freedom, he should forget the hurt.4.Which of the following statements is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. In order to help others, we should stop forgiving and fight back.B. The purpose of our forgiving is not to help other people.C. Our forgiving is also useful to helping others, though they may have hurt us.D. Only by forgiving others can we help them to be good people.Energy independence. It has a nice sense to it, doesn’t it? If you think so, you’re not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American presidents for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.“Energy independence” and its rhetorical (修辞的) companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely thought through. What is it we want independence from, exactly? Most people would probably say that they want to be independent from imported oil. But there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhere.The first reason is that we need it to keep our economy running. Yes, there is a trickle (涓涓细流) of bio-fuel available, and more may become available, but most bio-fuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.Second, Americans have basically decided that they don’t really want to produce all their own oil. They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad. Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection. To what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?Third, there are benefits to trade. It allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit. And although you don’t read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling abut 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy. When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices. At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world.1. According to the passage, energy independence will make AmericaA. ensure international securityB. realize everyone’s dreamC. bring oil prices downD. sound very attractive2. In the author’s view, bio-fuelsA. keep America’s economy running quicklyB. do not provide a sustainable energy supplyC. prove to be a good alternative to petroleumD. can be produced in large quantity in a short time3. Why does America depend on oil imports a lot?B. It wants to keep its own environment undamaged.C. Its own oil reserves are quickly being used up.D. Its own oil production falls short of demand.4. The writer’s purpose in the passage isA. to arouse American’s awareness of the energy crisisB. to explain the increase of international oil tradeC. to justify American’s dependence on oil importsD. to stress the importance of energy conservation料ELP43题型阅读四选一语篇类型记叙文限时:10分钟词数:342The year was 1993 and the Detroit Tigers were playing with the New York Yankees. When my son began dropping gentle hints that a game would take place at Tiger Stadium on Mother’s Day that year, I already knew who they were playing with! “Hey Mom, would you like to go to see the Tigers play with the Yankees?” My senior high son asked with a playful look. I just smiled.There had been a lot of talk about a new stadium in place of the one that stood proudly on the corner of Michigan and Trumbull in Detroit. As I sat in the seating section, I wondered how the old place could actually become a thing of the past. It was so alive; the stadium was full of watchers and the excitement with two good ball teams and the smell of popcorn.The announcer recognized all Mothers and each one received a gift which I still have today. Don Mattingly was a favorite ball player of my son and he was one of many players that made up the team that beat the Tiger’s that May Day. While we drank our favourite soft drink, we watched the guy with the number 23 shirt hit a home run during the game. The fans went wild. The Yankees won 11 to 2.Part of the excitement comes from a visit to the old ballpark. While the music played, everyone stood and sang Take Me to the Ballgame. It was part of the fun about a trip to the ballpark; and it didn’t matter who you were cheering for.The last game played at Tiger Stadium was in 1999 against the Kansas City Royals. We had moved to South Carolina in 1997, but my son was working in Detroit. The old stadium is still standing; I guess they just didn’t have the heart to tear down a piece of history. What I didn’t realize at the time was that it would be the last game I would attend with my now grown son together.1. What can we infer from the first paragraph?A. The writer was a fan of the ball game.B. The ball game took place on the May Day.C. Her son was one of the ball players.D. The Detroit Tigers would lose the game.2. What did the writer mainly want to tell us in the second paragraph?A. People were all expecting a new stadium.C. More people were interested in the game.D. The writer liked the old stadium very much.3. According to the passage, Don MattinglyA. was the best player in the TigersB. belonged to the YankeesC. was the writer’s favorite ball playerD. wore the number 32 shirt in the game4. What happened to the Tiger Stadium after the game in 1999?A. It was torn down.B. It was used for other purposes.C. It was still used for the game.(C)“Does my smile look big in this?” Future fitting-room mirrors in clothing stores could subtly adjust your reflection to make you look ─ and hence feel ─ happier, encouraging you to like what you see. That’s the idea behind the Emotion Evoking System developed by Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues at the University of Tokyo in Japan. The system can manipulate, or in other word, control your emotions and personal preferences by presenting you with an image of your own smiling or frowning face.The principle that physiological changes can drive emotional ones ─ that laughter comes before happiness, rather than the other way around ─ is a well-established idea.The researchers wanted to see if this idea could be used to build a computer system that manipulates how you feel. The system works by presenting the user with a web-camera image of his or her face ─ as if they were looking in a mirror. The image is then subtly altered with software, turning the corners of the mouth up or down and changing the area around the eyes, so that the person appears to smile or frown (皱眉).Without telling them the aim of the study, the team recruited (招募) 21 volunteers and asked them to sit in front of the screen while performing an unrelated task. When the task was complete the participants rated how they felt. When the faces on screen appeared to smile, people reported that they felt happier. On the other hand, when the image was given a sad expression, they reported feeling less happy.Yoshida and his colleagues tested whether manipulating the volunteers’ emotional state would influence their preferences. Each person was given a scarf to wear and again presented with the altered webcam image. The volunteers that saw themselves smiling while wearing the scarf were more likely to report that they liked it, and those that saw themselves not smiling were less likely. The system could be used to manipulate consumers’ impressions of products, say the researchers. For example, mirrors in clothing-store fitting rooms could be replaced with screens showing altered reflections. They also suggest people may be more likely to find clothes attractive if they see themselves looking happy while trying them on.“It’s certainly an interesting area,” says Chris Creed at the University of Birmingham, UK. But he notes that using such technology in a shop would be harder than in the lab, because people will use a wide range of expressions. “Attempting to make slight differences to these and ensuring that the reflected image looks believable would be much more challenging,” he says.Of course, there are also important moral questions surrounding such subtly manipulative technology. “You could argue that if it makes people happy what harm is it doing?” says Creed. “But I can imagine that many people may feel manipulated, uncomfortable and cheated if they found out.”1. What’s the main purpose of the Emotion Evoking System?A. To see whether one’s feeling can be unconsciously affected.B. To see whether one’s facial expressions can be altered.C. To see whether laughter comes before happiness.D. To replace the mirrors in future clothing-store fitting rooms.2. What can we learn about the web-camera image in the study?A. It recorded the volunteers’ performance in the task.B. It gave the volunteers a false image.C. It attempted to make the volunteers feel happier.D. It beautified the volunteers’ appearance in the mirror.3. What does Creed mention as a limitation of the technology?A. It only changes the areas around the mouth and the eyes.B. It only works in clothing stores.C. It only makes subtle changes to people’s expressions.4. What does Creed’s comment on the moral issues with this technology imply?B. Technology is unable to manipulate people.C. People should make their decisions independently.D. People should neglect the harm of the technology.( C )The $19 billion that Facebook Inc. is paying for a smartphone application made jaws drop, even in Silicon Valley.But analysts say the purchase of WhatsApp could pay off for Facebook as it takes on Google Inc.and other technology giants in the race to be the next big thing in mobile.The battle for mobileTechnology giants are fighting for their future as consumers switch their loyalties from personal computers to mobile devices. By 2015, 5 billion people are expected to be carrying around the tiny computers in their pockets.As a result, quick startups that have outpaced their grown-up rivals in building popular mobile services have become takeover targets.Just last year Facebook offered $3 billion for Los Angeles-based messaging company Snapchat, but was turned down. WhatsApp, a tiny California company, was a far bigger prize.With 450 million users, WhatsApp is the market leader in mobile messaging. Chief Executive Jan Koum says his company’s goal from the start was “to be on every single smartphone in the world.”Facebook is betting WhatsApp can help it go beyond competitors in messaging, the new communication medium of choice.Survival at stake (在紧急关头)The stakes could not be higher for Facebook. More people are communicating on their mobile devices rather than sending information to hundreds of friends on social networks. Its very survival depends on its ability to obtain the new ways people are connecting and sharing.By that logic, the price Facebook is paying for WhatsApp isn’t so bubbly (多泡的), said David Wessels, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania.“As a stand-alone company, WhatsApp is clearly not worth $19 billion, period,” Wessels said. “But by no means would I consider this unreasonable. Would you give away 10 percent of your company to extend the life of your company?”A wise investment?At first, Facebook investors did experience what analyst Arvind Bhatia called “sticker shock” after learning that Facebook planned to pay $19 billion for WhatsApp, a company that had declared it had no plans to make money any time soon.But investors quickly neglected concerns. Shares of Facebook briefly hit a record high the day after the sale was announced.Facebook is certainly not alone in placing sky-scraping evaluations on unproven startups, analysts say.Blogging service Tumblr sold to Yahoo Inc. for more than $1 billion. Dozens more startups are valued at $1 billion or more.Facebook is quick to point out that WhatsApp reached 450 million users faster than any company in history.1. The phrase “take on” in the second paragraph most probably meansA. show offB. compete withC. cooperate withD. object to2.75 Why do the technology giants start the battle for mobile according to the passage?A. Because they all want to become number one in the field of technology.B. Because all of them wish every customer to use tiny computers.C. Because consumers prefer mobile devices to computers.D. Because mobile devices are the latest technology at present.3. According to the passage, what does the author imply?A. Facebook’s decision is correct and reasonable.B. Facebook’s decision is incorrect and unreasonable.C. Facebook’s decision is acceptable but unreasonable.D. Facebook’s decision is bright but adventurous.4. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Revolutionary about Mobile DevicesB. Facebook Inc. and WhatsAppC. How Technology Giants GrowD. What’s Up with WhatsApp(A)Rugby looks like a mixture of soccer and American football. In Rugby, players carry the ball, kick the ball and tackle (拦截抢球) one another. Men, women and children play it in more than 120 countries.Legend says rugby was invented in 1823 at a school in the town of Rugby, England. One of the school’s students, a young man named William Webb Ellis, was playing in a soccer match. But he got bored with just kicking the ball, so he picked it up and ran with it. Before long, this new way of playing soccer became popular at the school. When the school’s students finished their studies, they moved to other parts of Britain, taking the new game, which they called rugby, with them. Before long, they and others established rugby clubs throughout Britain and in British colonies around the world.By the 1870s, there were many rugby clubs in Britain and elsewhere, but they weren’t all playing rugby the same way. To solve this problem, representatives from twenty-two teams met and agreed on official rugby regulations. They also founded an association of rugby teams, called the Rugby Football Union (RFU).Today, Rugby Union World Cup tournaments are held every four years. The first one occurred in 1987 with Australia and New Zealand hosting. The next World Cup will happen in 2015 and will be hosted by England. Thousands of fans will travel to attend the matches and cheer on their favorite teams. Believe it or not, not one team who’s won the Rugby World Cup has managed to win the next World Cup! But players and fans don’t mind. They just enjoy the game.1.What is this article mainly about?A. An institution for disabled youngsters.B. An activity which provides recreation.C. A yearly competition with huge prizes.D. A community with an interesting history.2.What did William Webb Ellis do differently?A. He kicked the ball repeatedly.B. He beat balls after matches.C. He held the ball in his hands.D. He threw the ball really well.3.What did the clubs finally confirm in the 1870s?A. A united legal defenseB. Plans for new stadiumsC. Standard rules of play4.What does this article tell us about the Rugby Union World Cup?A. How frequently it takes placeB. How mechanical it’s becomeC. How officials plan to change itD. How well journalists cover itConventional wisdom says that hardship can make us old before our time. In fact, a new study suggests that violence not only leaves longterm scars on children’s bodies, but also changes their DNA, causing changes that are equal to seven to ten years of premature aging.Scientists measured this by studying the ends of children’s chromosomes(染色体), called telomeres, says Idan Shalev, lead author of a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.Telomeres are special DNA sequences which prevent the DNA in chromosomes from separating. They get shorter each time a cell divides, until a cell cannot divide anymore and dies.Several factors have been found to shorten telomeres, including smoking, radiation andpsychological stresses such as being treated badly when young and taking care of a chronically ill person.In this study, researchers examined whether exposure to violence could make children’s telomeres shorten faster than normal. They interviewed the mothers of 236 children at ages 5, 7 and 10, asking whether the youngsters had been exposed to domestic violence between the mother and her partner; physical maltreatment by an adult; or bullying. Researchers measured the children’s telomeres—in cells obtained by swabbing the insides of their cheeks — at ages 5 and 10.Telomeres shortened faster in kids exposed to two or more types of violence, says Shalev. Unless that pattern changes, the study suggests, these kids could be expected to develop diseases of aging, such as heart attacks or memory loss, seven to 10 years earlier than their peers.Shalev says there is hope for these kids. His study found that, in rare cases, telomeres can lengthen. Better nutrition, exercise and stress reduction are three things that may be able to lengthen telomeres, he says.The study confirms a small but growing number of studies suggesting that early childhood adversity imprints itself in our chromosomes, says Charles Nelson, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School.1. The new study found thatA. violence leaves scars on a child’s mindB. hardship can change a child’s agingC. violence can speed up a child’s agingD. hardship has a longterm effect on a child’s mind2. According to the text, telomeresA. can make a cell die quicklyB. can help prevent DNA from separatingC. become shorter before they dieD. are at the ends of people’s chromosomes3. All of the following things can shorten telomeres EXCEPTA. smokingB. cell divisionC. maltreatmentD. doing exercise4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Violence can cause quick cell division in children’s body.B. Being treated badly will make a child’s telomeres shorten faster.C. Researchers measured the children’s telomeres from their legs in the study.D. Children who have shorter telomeres may have a heart attack earlier.Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to these questions is yes. To some extent our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings. Thus the limits of person’s intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random from population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very probably be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might。
高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇A terrible storm destroyed fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to the hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.A farmer, Mr Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.“I was eating with my wife and chil dren,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him safe but very frightened.”Mrs Woo said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.“There was no time to take anything,” she said. “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and the welfare department brought them food, clothes and shelters.1.How many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?A.Fourteen. B.Twenty-one.C.Twenty-nine. D.Thirty-six.2.Where was Mr Tan when the storm first began?A.He was in bed.B.He was inside the house.C.He was outside the house.D.He was on the roof.3.Mrs Woo and her children didn't get hurt because ________.A.her husband knew there would be a stormB.they were all outside the house when the storm cameC.she felt the house was moving and ran outside at once with her childrenD.the welfare department helped her【答案】1.D2.B3.C【分析】这是一篇新闻。
高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇To develop one's taste in English, the most effective way is to read English books extensively. Yet one may be at a loss to choose the appropriate books, especially as a beginner. As a native Spanish, I would like to share some of my experience.My first English novel was Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, recommended by many English teachers and professors as an ideal book for English learners. But my experience was somewhat disastrous. I had great difficulty in understanding the novel, let alone enjoying it. It's not the vocabulary that troubled me, but rather the way Austen constructs sentences, and her way of thinking, which seemed too remote to me at that time. My fading enthusiasm was much recovered after reading Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms. No long and complicated sentences. And I particularly liked his brief and straightforward (简洁的) style. So my first suggestion is, as a beginner, you'd better choose contemporary novels instead of classical ones. However, if you restrict yourself to novels you will miss a lot of treasures. English essays can at once inform you, entertain you, and improve your taste in English. The best example is Bertrand Russell's work. Its language is plain, yet you cannot help feeling the elegance and the peculiar sense of humor. His simple language enables his philosophy within the reach of ordinary people. Here comes my second suggestion — essays are indispensable.Never follow others' recommendations and opinions blindly, however famous or influential (有很大影响的) the person might be. We should be open to various ideas, but always think and determine for ourselves. As a saying goes, one man's meat is another man's poison. With that in mind, we are bound to find out our favorite writers through reading and develop our fine taste in English.1.What made the first English novel that the author read hard to understand? A.Complicated conversations.B.Sentences and Austen's thinking pattern.C.The old-fashioned vocabulary.D.Not knowing the social background.2.Which can best replace the underlined word "indispensable"?A.Necessary B.Challenging C.Relevant D.Inspirational 3.What advice does the author give in the last paragraph?A.Choose books that challenge us most.B.Read books that are instructive.C.Don't be affected by others' choices.D.Compare books before buying.4.What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?A.Give comments on literature works.B.Tell beginners how to choose English books.C.Encourage people to read more English books.D.Recommend first class books to English learners.【答案】1.B2.A3.C4.B【分析】本文是一篇说明文。
高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across. but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening. For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve quickly, and you can be a fluent English speaker one day.1.According to the writer, which should you improve first among the four skills?A.Reading and listening.B.Reading and writing.C.Writing and speaking.D.Speaking and listening.2.To improve your reading, when you read you should ________.A.look up all the new words in the dictionaryB.think about what you are reading activelyC.spend more time studying grammarsD.copy as many words and sentences as possible3.The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “________”. A.meet B.discoverC.hear D.look for【答案】1.A2.B3.A【分析】这是一篇说明文。
⾼中英语外刊--⾼⼀(下)阅读理解50篇(教师版)-尖⼦⽣必备⾼⼀(下)阅读理解外刊改编 50篇Writing a book review is not like writing a fiction, where you have your freedom to express any type of literary mood. Here, you are limited within the scope, which is related only to the book or the literature and nothing else. To write a proper literary review, you should follow some important dos and don’ts, which are discussed here.Top 3 dosSelect a literature of your choice and read it thoroughly. If required, you should read it multiple times, before you really frame up the literary review in your mind. While reading, try to assimilate the thoughts and philosophy of the author behind the book and also to analyze all the characters and events described in the literary piece. Start to pen down your literary analysis only when you have a complete understanding of the book, and not before that.Prepare your write-up based on your understanding of the book. Since you are reviewing the book, your opinion plays an important role here. If you prefer any particular character or any particular instance from the book, then expose that character or the situation in your review, to give it more importance. Also determine your preference with supporting logic. Ultimately it is your understanding of the book, and it can differ from others’ viewpoint. But you should stick to your opinion.Follow a proper format to construct your book review. It should have a proper introduction and a conclusion, other than the usual subject body. Distribute the subject body in chapters and paragraphs, to give a nice, structured look. Also, add a list of reference material at the end of the book. A structured material always carries a good impression and also, it helps the reader to go through the article at ease.Top 3 don’tsBook reviews are not exactly meant for writing a summary on the books. The objective of writing a book review is to arouse the curiosity in the mind of the readers. If someone mentions everything in the summary then the actual intention is lost.As mentioned earlier, one should not cross your limit to write a literary review. Do not bring up unnecessary topics to increase the length of the write-up, which is not at all related to the book. The readers want to learn about the book and not something irrelevant. Also, a smart and crisp writing helps to create a positive impression.You can go through reference books or articles on your subject, before you start preparing your article. But that should be completely with the intention of getting help in your understanding of the book. These reference items will help to strengthen your grip on the subject. But, you should nevercopy a single line of text from any other document or write-up. Plagiarism(剽窃), in any form, is a punishable offence by law. It will also destroy your reputation and close all the future avenues in this field.If you can follow the above dos and don’ts religiously to write a book review, then it is going to be more original and interesting.1. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “assimilate”in paragraph 2?A. stimulateB. fertilizeC. digestD. enhance2. The purpose of writing a review on a book isA. to show your understanding of the thoughts and philosophy of the author behind the bookB. to show that you really stick to your own opinion though you’ve read the bookC. to arouse readers’ curiosity to read more books on irrelevant topicsD. to spark readers’ interests in finding the book and reading it3. Which of the following is NOT true about the “dos”?A. Before writing a book review, you’d better read it thoroughly or many times.B. Write down yourC. If you are interested in certain situation in the book, you can hardly give it too much importancein your review.D. A good review consists of a proper introduction and a conclusion, as well as a nice-structuredsubject body.4.The following statements are “don’ts” when writing a summary exceptA. going through reference books or articles on your subject, before you start preparing your articleB. presenting all the detailed description of the book in the summaryC. the thought or action of putting anything irrelevant to the book into the summaryD. any forms of copying the text from others’ written work【参考答案与解题思路】■1.C猜测词义题,考查根据上下⽂推断单词和短语的含义解析:根据句意,阅读时要试着理解作者的想法和⼼理活动。
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中考英语阅读理解·“老”字趣谈 每个国家都有各自的文化习惯,而这种文化上的差异往往会引起一定的误会,不过只要熟悉对方的风俗习惯做到入乡随俗,一切就OK啦!
When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any v1.0 可编辑可修改 2第 2 页 共 81 页 more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.
By Jack 根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 1. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _______. A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderly C. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay 2. When Jack called the couple “elderly”, they became _______. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited 3. In Jack’s hometown, _______. A. people dislike being called “old” B. people are proud of being old C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants 4. After this experience, Jack _______. A. lost his job in the restaurant B. made friends with the couple C. no longer respected the elderly D. changed his way with older people 5. Which of the following is TRUE A. The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got. B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience. C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple. D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture. 【答案及解析】 1. 选B。根据第2段中的I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly可知答案。 2. 选C。根据第2段中的As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure可知他们听到Jack称他们为老者时,一点也不高兴。 3. 选B。根据第3段中的In my village in China, people are proud of being old可知答案。 4. 选D。根据最后一段中的After that, I changed the way I had with older people可知答案。 5. 选D。根据第2段最后一句After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry可知A选项不对;根据文章最后一句but now I don’t show my feelings through words可知B选项不对;根据第2段中的I then waked back to the table and apologized to the wife 可知C 选项也不对,故正确答案为D。 中考英语阅读理解·Jean的网友 QQ聊天对我们来说并不陌生,但是该不该完全相信网友呢我们究竟该以怎样的心态对待网络呢让我们来看看本文主人公与网友的奇遇吧! Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. 3第 3 页 共 81 页
She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous(匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often. Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common(共同的) interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other. When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim! 根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 1. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is _______. A. rich B. famous C. young D. lonely 2. Jean thought “David” was special because he _______. A. made her quite happy on QQ B. was from San Francisco C. sent her a picture of himself D. was tall and good-looking 3. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised A. “David”. B. Both “David” and Jean. C. Jean. D. Neither “David” nor Jean. 4. What’s the main idea of the passage A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily. B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often. C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ. D. People should tell their real names to others on QQ. 【答案及解析】 1. 选D。由第1段的句子…In fact, Jean is quite lonely. 可知答案选D。 2. 选A。Jean认为David幽默风趣,在摇滚乐和现代舞上和她有共同的兴趣,他们可以在网上快乐地聊上几个小时。很显然David使得Jean很开心。答案选A。 3. 选C。文章的最后一句…she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!告诉我们,当Jean发现她那特殊的朋友是一个12岁的小孩时,用了一个感叹号结尾,虽然作者没有直接说Jean