山东省聊城市外国语学校高二英语下学期阅读训练 1（无答案）

高二英语 阅读训练 1A1970 was World Conservation Year. The United Nations wanted every one to know that the world is in danger. They hoped the governments would act quickly in order to “conserve” nature. Here is one example of the problem. At one time there were 1,300 different plants, trees and flowers inHolland, but now only 866 remain. The others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. We are changing the earth, the air and water, and everything that grows and lives. We cant live without these things. If we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future? Perhaps it is more important to ask “What must we do now?” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary. Many are helping to save our world. They plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests, and so on. In a small town in theUnited Statesa large group of girls cleaned the banks of 11 kilometers of their river. Young people may hear abut conservation through something called “No ones going to change our world, which was made by the Beatles, Cliff Richard and other singers. The money from it will help to conserve wild animals.1. What does the word “conserve” in the passage mean?A. serveB. protectC. liveD. desert2. The first paragraph tells us that _.A. World Conservation Year was over.B. animals are being in dangerC. nature is being destroyed inHollandD. the people of the world face the serious living situation3. “No ones going to change our world was _.A. a record calling on people to conserve natureB. an idea that nobody would acceptC. an important book published in 1970D. a rule worked out by the United Nations4. What is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?A. We should plant more trees and flowers.B. We should clean the banks of our rivers.C. We should know what we must do and begin to do it now.D. We should know what will happen in the future.5. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. 1970 was an important year.B. The United Nations wanted everyone to know that the world is in danger.C. Conservation is necessary.D. It is the young people who are helping to save our world.BMother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia(南斯拉夫),on August 27,1910.She attended the government school near her home until she was eighteen. At that time, some doctors and nurses from Yugoslavia were working in India, and they often wrote to the school about their work. She decided to join them one day.When she left school, she went first to Britain. Then a year later she went to India, where she began to train to be a teacher. After training, she was sent to Calcutta(加尔格答),where she taught geography at a school and soon after became headmistress(校长).However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and went to work in the poor parts of Calcutta. Later she trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work helping the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly, others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of India.Mother Teresa is now a well-known person. Many photos have been taken of her, as she travels the world to open new schools and hospitals in poor countries. In 1979, she was given the Nobel Peace Prize for the lifetime of love and service she has given to the poor.6. Where did Mother Teresa receive her education?A. In Yugoslavia and India. B. In Yugoslavia and Britain.C. In Britain and India. D. In Yugoslavia, Britain and India.7. What first made Mother Teresa work in India?A. Her visit to the poor parts of Calcutta.B. Her visit to Britain after she finished school.C. the medical workers letters to her school.D. the work of the nurse in the city of Patna.8. In which order did Mother Teresa do the following things?a. Trained to be a nurse b. Went to Indiac. Helped the dying d. Studied to be a teachere. Went to Britain f. Worked as a headmistressA. b,a,c,e,d,f B. b,f,a,d,e,c C. e,b,d,f,a,c D. e,a,b,c,d,f9. Mother Teresa gave up teaching because she wanted _.A. to look after the poorB. to travel to poor countriesC. to build hospitals for the poorD. to train nurses to care for the poor