高一阅读理解习题

.1(黑龙江省鹤北林业局高级中学09-10学年期末考）I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court. After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, Id have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him. But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770. Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for timeand I left without getting a cent.1. The authors roommate offered to help him because_. A. he felt sorry for the author B. he thought it was a chance to make some money C. he knew the doctor was a very good one D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer2. A good doctor is essential for the author to _. A. be properly treated B. talk with the person responsible for the accident C. recover before he leaves America D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury3. The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_ . A. be responsible B. accuse C. ask as a price D. claim4. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very_. A. friendly B. selfish C. professional D. busy5. What conclusion can you draw from the story? A. Going to court is something very common in America. B. One must be very careful while driving a car. C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides. D. Money is more important than other things in the US.2（福建省四地六校联考高一第一次月考）When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didnt you ever wonder what youre really like ? Well, you now have that girls opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt change (like being very thin), but a good number I couldand suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“Thats just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, youll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”Daddys advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, Ive never had a better piece of advice.1. What did the father do after he had heard his daughters complaint? A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said. B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings. C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only tothe things that were true. D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.2. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean? A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me. B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer. C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on. D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.3. Why did her father listen to her quietly? A. Because he believed that what her daughters “enemy” said was mostly true. B. Because he had been so angry with his daughters shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while. C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment. D. Because he wasnt quite sure which girl was telling the truth.4. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage? A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend B. The Best Advice Ive Ever Had C. My Father D. My Childhood3（河南省方城县月考）We often hear people talking about a generation gap (代沟). The name is new, but the idea is old. Young people and their parents dont understand each other. The world has always kept changing. During the second century after Christ a wise man said, “Bury me on my face because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.” There has always been a gap between generations, but more people talk about it now. Old Mr. Ellis thinks he understands what has happened. “When I was a boy, I thought the world was a beautiful place. My life was very pleasant. But when I was older, I learned about people who were treated badly, people who didnt have enough to eat. I wanted to help them, and I married a girl who wanted to help them, too. We went to meetings and talked a lot, but it didnt seem to make much difference. ” “Our children grew up in a world at war. They didnt know when the fighting would stop. They wanted their children to have nice clothes and toys. They didnt want to think about the future. They thought nothing could be done about it.” “Now I have grandchildren, and they have their own ideas. They are trying to make the world better. They are trying to help other people. Theyre making people listen to them. I am proud of their generation.”1. The wise man mentioned in the text told people to bury him on his face so that when everything is turned upside down he will _. A. lie on his stomach B. lie on his back C. stand quietly D. sit in peace2. Which generation did NOT want to do anything to make the world a better one? A. Mr. Ellis generation B. His childrens generation C. His grandchildrens generation D. None of the above.3. Which generation is/was more efficient in making the world better one? A. Mr. Ellis generation. B. His childrens generation. C. His grandchildrens generation. D. None of the above.4. What is the writers attitude towards the generation gap? A. Unacceptable. B. Awful. C. Funny. D. Common.4（河南省信阳商城高中高一月考）The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.I was going to have my examination the next day. When can I go to bed? I asked myself. I didnt answer, in fact I dared not. The clock struck 12.Oh, dear! I cried, ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy . The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_ . A. asleep B. working in bed C. outside D. quietly laughing at him2. Reviewing his lessons didnt help him because _. . A. it was too late at night B. he was very tired C. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldnt keep them open D. he hadnt studied hard before the examination3. What do you suppose happened to the author？ A. He went to a church to pray again B. He passed the exam by luck C. He failed in the exam D. He was punished by his teacher4. The best title for the passage would be _ . A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons5（河南省信阳商城高中高一月考）F . Scott Fitzgerald, born on September 24,1896, an American novelist, was once a student of St.Paul Academy, the Newman School and attended Princeton. University for a short while. In 1917 he joined the army and was posted in Alabama, where he met his future wife Zelda Sayre. Then he had to make some money to impress her. His life with her was full of great happiness, as he wrote in his diary:“ My own happiness in the past often got such joy that I could share it even with the person dearest to me but had to walk it away in quiet streets and take down parts of it in my diary.” This side of paradise, his first novel, was published in 1920. Encouraged by its success, Fitzgerald began to devote more time to his writing. Then he continued with the novel the Beautiful and Damned (1922), a collection of short stories Thales of the Jazz Age (1922), and a play The Vegetable (1923). But his greatest success was the novel The Great Gatsby, published in 1925, which quick brought him praise from the literary world. Yet it failed to give him the needed financial security. Then, in 1926, he published another collection of short stories All the Sad Young Men. However, Fitzgeralds problems with his wife Zelda had an effect on his writing. During the 1920s he tried to reorder his life, but failed. By 1930, his wife had her first breakdown and went to a Swiss clinic. During this period he completed novels Tender Is the Night in 1934 and The love of the last Tycoon in 1940. While his wife was in hospital in the United States, he got totally addicted to(沉迷于) alcohol. Sheila Graham, his dear friend, helped him fight his alcoholism.1. How many novels written by Fitzgerald are mentioned in the passage ? A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 82. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Fitzgeralds life according to the passage? a. He became addicted to drinking. b. He studied at St.Paul Academy. c. He published his first novel This Side of Paradise. d. The Great Gatsby won high praise. e. He failed to reorder his life. f. He joined the army and met Zelda. A. f-c-e-a-b-d B. b-e-a-f-c-d C. f-d-e-c-b-a D. b-f-c-d-e-a3. We can infer from the passage that Fitzgerald . A. had made some money when he met Zelda in Alabama. B. was well educated and well off before he served in the army C. would have completed more works if his wife hadnt broken down D. helped his friend get rid of drinking while his wife was in hospital4. The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about . A. Zeldas personal life B. Zeldas illness and treatment C. Fitzgeralds friendship with Graham D. Fitzgeralds contributions to the literary world6（河南省郑州市第47中学高一第一次月考）PennsylvaniaWhen Connie Beck and her husband awoke to strange noises last weekend, they thought high winds were rattling (使发出响声) their home. What they found was even more unexpected: A deer was taking a bubble (泡沫) bath in their bathtub. “I wasnt exactly dressed for company,” Mrs. Beck said. “We were just waking up.” The deer burst through the front door early on Saturday, ran past the couples bedroom and into the bathroom. Somehow he managed to turn on the water in the bathtub and knock over a bottle of bubble bath into the bathtub. He then got himself into the bubbly water. “You could hear the water running over the kicking,” Beck said. The Becks called State Game Commission officials, who arrived with tranquilizers (镇静剂) and a lot of laughter. “A guy said, Theres nothing wrong hes just in there taking a bubble bath,” Mrs. Beck said. The animal was soon brought under control, removed from the house and released. “He was unharmed except for a little cut above the eye,” said Mrs. Beck. “We were also fortunate. There wasnt much damage, except for the front door, some marks on the tub, and a few hoof (蹄) prints on the floor.”1. When did the story take place?A. On the night of Friday.B. On the late night of Saturday.C. On the early morning of Saturday.D. On Sunday evening.2. When Mrs. Beck said, “I wasnt exactly dressed for company,” (in paragraph 3) she _. A. was joking about the incident B. meant she never liked people to visit C. explained she was about to go to workD. wished she could have new clothes3. After the animal burst through the door and entered the bathroom, he _. A. managed to cover himself with bubblesB. kicked over the tub C. began to swim in the tub D. happened to turn on the bath taps4. When he was removed from the house, _. A. the deer was set free B. the deer destroyed the tub and the floor C. the officials made fun of the couple D. the officials discovered the deer was badly injured in the eye7（河南省郑州市智林学校高一第一次月考）Everyone would like to be a millionaire , a person with a lot of money, but can you imagine having over $30 million and only being 20 years old? Britney Spears from Kentwood, a small town in Louisiana, is only 20 years old. She is a world famous film star with not only $30 million but also a $2 million house in LA. At her young age, she can look after her family financially (经济上) all her life. This year is a big year for Britney. She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out. That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 people every time. Its a tiring schedule but brings her a lot. When touring, she goes to bed around 1 a.m. and then has a lie-in until 1 p.m. the next day. Her philosophy (人生观) is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure you work hard and have fun.Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting. She made an appearance in “Austin Power 3” this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003. In this movie, she has a starring role.For Britney, acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic (热心的) about it all. If her movies are successful, her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love, not the money, as she herself tells the reporters .1. We can infer (推断) from the text that most millionaires are _. A. older than 20 B. around 20 C. in their 30s D. in their 40s2. The underlined word “you” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. a person in general B. a special person C. Britney Spears D. a person interested in money3. Which of the following is not true according to the text? A. Though young, Britney can support her family now. B. While touring, Britney sleeps about 12 hours a day. C. The teenage comedy movie was based on Britneys own story. D. Britney will be even richer with her movies successful.4. According to Britney Spears, she works _. A. to be a great actress B. for the enjoyment C. for money D. to be more famous8/（湖北省监利中学高一第一次月考）A HALF - EMPTY BASKET Once there was a poor farmer and his farm belonged to(属于) a rich man. One day he brought a basket of apples to the rich mans house. On the doorsteps, he met two monkeys dressed like children. They jumped onto the basket to eat the apples and threw some on t