高一英语阅读理解

001 阅读阅读 01 Butterflies are common all over the world but the ones in hot countries are usually bigger and more brightly colored than those in cooler countries and there are more different kinds Usually the male butterflies more brightly colored than the female The female have bigger and heavier bodies since they carry the eggs The gay 鲜艳的 colors of the male help to attract 吸引 the female and the duller colors of the female make them less likely to be caught by enemies before they have laid their eggs Some butterflies have a bright pattern of colors on the upper surface of their wings which show when they fly but when they rest on a tree or leaf they close their wings On the undersides of their wings there are green and brown markings which look like the tree or leaf They are then difficult to see The best example of this is the Dead Leaf Butterfly When its wings are close it looks exactly like a dead leaf There are even marks that look like the holes in a dead leaf When a bird is chasing a butterfly and it close its wings it seems to have disappeared completely Many butterflies have round marks on their wings that look like eyes When they are resting and their wings are folded these cannot be seen When a bird sees one and begins to attack it the butterfly opens its wings The bird thinks that it sees two eyes staring at it and it is frightened to fly away 1 Where are the butterflies always bigger and more brightly colored A In the places where it is hot B In the places that are far from the sun C In the south D In the north 2 Why do the female butterflies have bigger and heavier bodies A They can help than to attract the male B They can make them likely to be caught by enemies C They carry eggs D They don t like to fly higher 3 What are green and brown markings on the undersides of the butterflies wings for A The butterflies want to show them when they fly B It is helpful for them to chase a bird C When the butterflies close their wings they disappeared completely D The markings can sometimes help to protect the butterflies 002 阅阅 读读 02 When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you saying We have to go to work now you re left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy After all this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable That is until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the work they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre Stage schools often act as agencies 代理机构 to supply children for stage and television work More worthy of the name stage school are those few places where children attend full time with a training for the theatre and a general education A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves After all what lively children wouldn t settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary schoolwork and acting singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age But the law is very tight on the amount they can do Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year those over 13 do 80 days The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained So what happens to those who don t make it While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case 1 People would stop feeling uneasy when realizing that the children they re talking to A attend a stage school B are going to the theatre C have got some work to do D love singing and dancing 2 In the writer s opinion a good stage school should A produce star performers B help pupils improve their study skills C train pupils in language and performing arts D provide a general education and stage training 3 Professional work as used in the text means A ordinary school work B money making performances C stage training at school D acting singing or dancing after class 4 Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools A He thinks highly of what they have to offer B He favors an early start in the training of performing arts C He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows D He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached 提交重做 003 阅阅 读读 03 Many people like cooking but never have much time for it Helen Fry s new book Quick Cooking has been specially written for busy people It has over 1 000 ways to cook dishes The book is well written and the photographs and the drawings are clear The book has a strong plastic cover It is easy to find your way around it too And busy people notice this Mrs Fry tells you how much time you need in order to get each dish ready Quick Cooking has four parts one for each season This helps you to use fresh fruit and vegetables when they are cheaper and of course better There are a lot of exciting ideas from foreign countries and most of the ways are not complicated 复杂的 You take something simple like a chicken or some cheese and make an unusual dish out of it For example there are no fewer than 40 ways for cooking eggs The beginner will have to find out a lot of things for him to try many of the ways as soon as he reads them For people with little spare time Helen Fry s Quick Cooking is of excellent value 1 The writer writes this short passage in order to A make you like cooking B let you know the book Quick Cooking C help you to cook eggs D teach you cooking 2 Helen Fry s book is called Quick Cooking because A none of the dishes are complicated B there are over l 000 ways to cook dishes in it C it is written for people who don t have much time D it tells you how to cook all kinds of food quickly 3 Busy people should notice that A it is easy to find your way around the book B they are told how long each dish takes to cook C there are photographs and drawings in this book D the book has a strong cover 4 It is easy to find your way around it too means A it is easy to find things around the book B it is easy to find things in the supermarket to prepare the food in the book C it is easy to find the ways you want to cook dishes in the book D it is easy to find the cover of the book 5 Once you read the book you A can t help trying the ways in it B find the cover is very strong C find most of it is about cooking eggs D find it very cheap 004 阅阅 读读 04 Popular music in America is what every student likes Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class after class and at lunch Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work They also listen to the news about sports the weather and the life of American people Most of the radio programmes are music Pop or popular music singers make much money They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places Once the popular singer is heard all over the country young people buy his or her tape Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer Wherever the singer goes all the young people want to meet him or her Now the singer has become a national star There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans One is called folk 民间 music It tells stories about the common life of Americans Another is called western or country music This was started by cowboys 牛仔 who would sing at night to the cows they were watching Today any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music 1 Which of the following is talked in this passages A pop music folk music B popular folk and country music C pop music and western music D folk pop and classical music 2 When pop singers they will become national stars A make much money B make a CD or tape C are loved by all the young people D are wanted to sing on the radio 3 From the passage we know that country music is about the A common life of Americans B country life and love stories C life of cowboys D school life in America 4 Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage A Most students in America like popular music B Students with cars in America like to listen to music while driving C Adult drivers in America listen to music all the time while driving D Everyone in America wants to meet pop singers wherever they go 5 What would be the best title 标题 for this passage A American Music B Popular Music C History of Music D Western Music 005 阅阅 读读 05 Since smoking is considered 认为 to be very dangerous to the health it is especially difficult for children to buy cigarettes Our shopkeeper Mr Soames has always been careful about this If his customers 顾客 are very young he always asks them whom the cigarettes are for One day a little girl walked into his shop and asked twenty cigarettes She had the exact amount of money in her hand and seemed very sure of herself Mr Soames was so surprised by her confident 充 满自信的 manner that he forgot to ask his usual questions He asked her what kind of cigarettes she wanted The girl replied quickly and handed him the money While he was giving her the cigarettes Mr Soames said laughingly that she was so young and she should hide the packet in her pocket so as not to be found by a policeman But the little girl did not seem to find this very funny Without even smiling she took the packet and walked towards the door Suddenly she stopped turned round and looked steadily at Mr Soames There was a moment s deathly silence and Mr Soames wondered what she was going to say All at once in a clear voice the girl said My dad is a policeman And with that she walked quickly out of the shop 1 Mr Soames keeps a A cigarette company B fast food restaurant C grocery 杂货店 D small hotel 2 Why is it difficult for children to buy cigarettes A Because they have no money B Because people are very careful in selling cigarettes to children C Because cigarettes are very expensive D Because they don t know what cigarettes are 3 Why did Mr Soames forget to ask the little girl his usual questions A Because the little girl is his friend s daughter B Because the little girl is a policeman s daughter C Because the little girl was very sure of herself then D Because the little girl was buying cigarettes for others 4 There are usually in a packet A one cigarette B one hundred cigarettes C one thousand cigarettes D twenty cigarettes 5 What does all at once mean in this passage It means A suddenly B quickly C right now D at least 006 阅阅 读读 Mr Young works in a city He has a son called Richard The boy is eight and studies at school Last week their school year was over and he wouldn t stay in the hot city and wanted to go the cool village to see his grandparents and be on holiday there Mr Young had to take him there On their way there a traffic accident happened Their bus ran very fast Suddenly the driver found an old woman was crossing the road He began to stop the bus but it was too late She was knocked down and soon died and the bus hit a big tree and was badly damaged 损坏 The people in the bus had to get off and stay in a small hotel overnight Mr Young wouldn t let Richard see the dead woman but the little boy had seen all After supper they both felt tired Mr Young moved his bed close to the boy s and turned off the light A few minutes later Richard said It s very dark in the room isn t it Of course the man understood what it meant He said Yes but everything is all right After a few more minutes silence a small hand reached over and took Mr Young s I m holding your hand said the boy In case you ll be afraid 1 Why would Richard spend his holiday at the village A He enjoyed travelling B It is hotter in the city and cooler at the village C He had to go to the village to look after his grandparents D both A and B 2 The old woman died A at home B from the accident C in a hospital D in the fields 3 Richard and Mr Young got off the bus because A the bus was badly destroyed B the bus had to be repaired C they wanted to get off D both A and B 4 Which statement is true A Mr Young was frightened B The boy was afraid C After supper both Mr Young and the boy were tired D Both B and C 007 阅阅 读读 Women earn less than men For example in 1988 the hourly wages of women in the U S were 16 less than those of men The gap between male and female incomes varies 变化 with age The gap between the labor incomes of young women and young men is much smaller than that between middle aged women and men It is also clear that jobs in which women are concentrated 集中 pay less The larger the number of workers who are women is the lower the average wages are Why do women earn less than men Is the cause of the gap that women are looked down upon If so the government has to intervene 干涉 to force the employers to pay equal wages to equal jobs However there is no agreement among economists 经济学家 about the causes of the gap One view argues that women have chosen low paying jobs in which workers enjoy the freedom of entering and leaving the labor which reduces their years of experience relative to men Other people say the gap can also be explained by the difference in educational background It is just the difference that cause the difference in productivity between men and women Much of the gap however has not been fully explained It might be the result of some bias against women What would happen if the government did intervene to increase the wages paid to women One possibility is that incomes for women as a group might actually decline 下降 An increase in wage decreases the demanded 被需求的 quantity of labor input and then the rate of hiring new workers declines The result will be a surplus of labor 1 The difference is not very obvious between A young men and young women B middle aged men and middle aged women C young men and middle aged women D young women and middle aged men 2 Some economists believe women earn less than men partly because A women are less experienced than men B women have more freedom in selecting their jobs C there are more women than men in the labor D they are only provided with low paying jobs 3 Which of the following cannot be inferred from the second paragraph A Women receive less education than men B Goods produced by women are not as good as those by men C Women can t make the same productivity as men D Economists don t think the causes of the gap are women s being looked down upon 4 What does author suggest that for the women workers the government should do A To pay as much as men B To explain why women are paid less C To force employers to hire less men D None of the above 5 What would happen if women s wages were raised A The unemployment rate would go up B Women as a group would earn more than before C Men as a group would earn less than before D The women would own more money than men 008 阅阅 读读 Nomads 游牧部落 are people who have no fixed homes but move regularly from place to place Hunting peoples such as the Bushmen Pygmies 俾格米人 中非个子矮小的一种黑人 and Australian aborigines 土著人 move in search of large animal population Pastoral 适于放牧牛羊的 nomads in the Middle East and Central Asia move with the seasons to find pasture 牧场 for their animals Other patrol peoples also dependent on the seasons grow crops but move to other places after their crops need no attention Some agricultural workers in the United States particularly follow a nomadic life also going northward during the growing and harvesting season and returning to the warmer southern regions in the winter Generally speaking the nomads movements are regulated by the seasons and the effects of the seasons on plants and animal lives 1 Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this paragraph A There are still some nomadic peoples left in the modern world B In search of large animal population nomads move from one place to another C Seasons and their effects on plants and animal lives regulate nomads movement D Bushmen Pygmies and Australian aborigines are nomadic peoples 2 The best title of this paragraph could be A Where There Is a Large Animal Population There Are Nomads B Characters of Nomads C Two Decisive Factors of Nomads Movement D Some American Agricultural Workers Nomadic Peoples of New Era 3 According to this paragraph why do some nomadic people leave their crops after they grow them A Because their crops needn t be taken care of B Because they regret growing them C Because they can hunt many more animals in other places D Because their movements depend on the seasons too 4 According to this paragraph which of the following statements is NOT true A Australian aborigines follow the movements of large groups of animals B Some American agricultural workers go back to the north for cold winter C Nomads in the Middle East move with the seasons to look for pasture for their cattle D Some pastoral peoples also move from one place to another 009 阅阅 读读 Human beings have adapted 使 适应 to the physical world not by changing their physical nature but by adjusting 调整 their society Animals and plants have made adjustments over long periods by development of thorough and complete changes in their very organisms 有机组织 Hereditary 遗传的 differences meet needs of various environments 环境 But among human beings differences in head form and in other physical features 特征 are not in most cases clearly adaptive Nor is it clear that mental capacities of races are different As far as we know the races are equally intelligent 聪明的 and equally capable of solving their problems of living together The different ways of life it seems are social and learned differences and not physical and hereditary differences It stands to reason therefore that man s adjustment to his surroundings should be studied in custom and institution 制度 not in anatomy 身体结构 and neural structure 神经系统的构造 1 According t