英语阅读理解练习题1

Language is a way to communicate with each other We started to learn language when we were born However people are used to speaking their native language so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don t have the same native language Also the second generation is losing their identity Especially in America there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English they want their children to speak English not only at school but also at home in order to be more successful Because of this situation their children are losing their ethnic identity and even more they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country but this doesn t help very much in getting a good job My aunt didn t teach Korean to her children in order to help them succeed in the US she did so hopefully to help them establish a Korean identity Though the second generation is born in the new country they often get confused about their identity My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago they felt different from other Koreans They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes We must realize that language is important and valuable for many reasons Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritage by teaching them the parents language This is important in helping the second generation establish their identity 1 Which people are having trouble with language A Natives B People of the 2nd generation C People when born D Immigrants 2 Why are children ignoring their parents A Children have lost their identity B Parents cause children to suffer C They speak different languages D They have different job levels 3 The author s aunt taught Korean A so she could preserve her language B so she would have a job in America C to help children succeed in their new country D to help children keep their Korean identity 4 The author s cousins felt A they were not similar to people in Korea B they could not get a job in America C it was all right to look and feel different D it was important to keep their identity 5 A proper title for this passage is A The Identity of the Second Generation B Korean Problems in America C Learning a New Language in the US D Keeping Your Culture in a New Land Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog Two similar sounding English words caused trouble for a man who wanted to fly from Los Angeles to Oakland California His problems began at the airport in Los Angeles He thought he heard his flight announced so he walked to the gate showed his ticket and got on the plane After flying for twenty minutes the man began to worry Oakland was north of Los Angeles but the plane seemed to be heading west and when he looked out his window all he could see was ocean Is this plane going to Oakland he asked the flight attendant 服务员 The flight attendant was shocked No she said We re going to Auckland Auckland New Zealand English is not the only language with similar sounding words Other languages too have words that can cause mistakes especially for foreigners Auckland and Oakland When similar sounding words cause a mistake probably the best thing to do is just laugh and learn from it Of course sometimes it s hard to laugh The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn t feel like laughing But even that mistake turned out all right in the end The airline 航空公司 paid for the man s hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his flight back to California Oh well the man later said I always wanted to see New Zealand 6 The main topic of this passage is A mistakes made by people in airports B troubles experienced by foreigners in a new country C difficulties had by people when taking a plane D problems caused by words that sound alike 7 She told him the plane would arrive in A Oakland B Auckland C Los Angeles D California 8 The man realized something was wrong when A he landed in Oakland California B he saw that the flight attendant was shocked C he noticed the direction of the plane D he walked up to the gate 9 The sentence Oh well I always wanted to see New Zealand reflects A the man s sense of humor B the man s frustration C the man s disappointment D the man s despair 10 According to the passage one proper way to deal with a mistake caused by similar sounding words is A to have a sharp ear B to learn a good pronunciation C to speak clearly and slowly D to laugh and learn from it Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog Summer is the ideal time of year for one of my favorite outdoor activities hiking 徒步旅行 It is much more than just a great workout You get to be outside of the confines of a gym and be together with nature You breathe in the fresh clean air while the city life you endured all week just fades away You are suddenly transported somewhere else You are suddenly in a place where you can appreciate the untouched simplistic beauty of nature The trees are green the wild flowers are growing and the woods are filled with activity Once you experience it you re hooked Whether hiking in the deserts of Arizona or the mountains of Alberta you suddenly realize you are not alone and there is something much bigger at work There is a realization that life is precious and you think deeply about your life Another wonderful part of hiking is that you can participate at any level and it is for the most part free It is a great way to escape the rat race even during the week If you have any problems you need to solve hiking is really good for clearing your head and removing stress If hiking sounds intimidating to you it is essentially walking on a whole new level Experts have spoken about the benefits of walking for years Walking doesn t stress your legs as much as running and countless studies agree walking leads to weight loss and better health It is good for your heart reduces illness and has even been shown to enhance your thinking So why wouldn t you want to do it 11 What makes hiking different from other forms of exercise A It is a great workout B It is a summertime activity C It is an activity that slows breathing D It is an exercise that is done outside 12 What disappears for someone who is hiking A Green trees B Beautiful nature C City life D Precious things 13 Once you take up hiking in nature as something you do you A feel much bigger than before B love it and want to do it often C wish you lived outside of the city D look for new hiking places like Arizona 14 How do you feel after you ve begun hiking A Intimidated B Thoughtful C Lonely D Free from stress 15 How is running different than walking A Running is harder on the legs B Running is better for weight loss C Running is good for a person s heart D Running is a cause for improved thinking Questions 16 to 20 are based on the same passage or dialog Another example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as beri beri 脚气病 which used to affect large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice In the early years of the 20th century a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri beri At first he thought it was transmitted 传送 by a germ 细菌 He was working in a Japanese hospital where the patients were fed on rice which had had the external husk 壳 removed from the grain called white rice It was thought this would be easier for weak sick people to digest Eijkman thought his germ theory was confirmed when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard which were fed on scraps 碎片 from the patients plates were also showing signs of the disease He then tried to isolate the germ he thought was causing the disease but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official who ruled that the huskless polished rice was too good for chickens The chickens should be fed cheap rice with the external covering still on the grain called brown rice Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet He began to consider the possibility that eating brown rice somehow prevented or cured beri beri even that a lack of some ingredient in the husk might be the cause of the disease Indeed this was the case The element needed to prevent beri beri was shortly afterwards isolated from rice husks and is now known as Vitamin B The white rice though more expensive was keeping alive the disease the hospital was trying to cure 16 From the context what do you think the author mentions in the paragraph that is just before this first paragraph A One example of the importance of vitamins B One example of the benefits of eating healthy foods C One example of the dangers of a restricted diet D One example of the benefits of various vitamins 17 The disease beri beri A kills large numbers of Western peoples B is a vitamin deficiency disease C is transmitted by diseased rice D can be caught from diseased chickens 18 The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard A couldn t digest the huskless rice B proved beri beri is transmitted by germs C were later cooked for the patients food D were suffering from vitamin deficiency 19 Huskless white rice A was cheaper than brown rice B was less beneficial to the body than brown rice C was more beneficial to the body than brown rice D cured beri beri 20 The ingredient missing from white rice A was Vitamin B B did not affect the chickens C was named the Eijkman vitamin D has never been accurately identified Questions 21 to 25 are based on the same passage or dialog So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning they will continue to undertake things for children that children can only do for themselves Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading Douglas insists that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes They differ in kind and function The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read Teaching is also a public activity it can be seen and observed Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language Almost all of it is private for learning is an occupation of the mind and that process is not open to public examination If teacher and learner roles are distinguishable how can teaching aid the child in the quest for knowledge Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions Make learning to read easy which means making reading a meaningful enjoyable and frequent experience for children When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learnin