高一英语短文阅读天天练9

高一英语短文阅读天天练9 英语：xx年高一名校短文阅读天天练（八） A The hand, the eyes and the brain work together to make human beings different from other animals. No other animals have all three parts to work together. No animals can do what human beings can do. Humans can do many things and feel many things with the hand. The hand can hold onto things and make things because the thumb works with the fingers. This fifth finger is strong. Most animals dont have thumbs. The thumb can press against the other fingers. Without a thumb to press against the fingers, it is difficult to hold onto anything. The thumb and fingers can also fit the flat surface of a box and the curved (不平的) surface of a pencil. We can feel that something is hot or cold, soft or hard, smooth or rough. The hand, with thumb and fingers, is one of the best tools we have. Most animals see a flat picture. Their eyes can only see how high and how wide something is. Some animals see a different picture with each eye. Some dont see in colour. Humans see one picture with both eyes working together. We can see how high and how wide something is. We can also see how far in front of or in back of something a thing is. The brain tells other parts of the body how to work. Some of the things the body does are that is, we dont have to think about them. For example, we dont have to think to make our heart eat or our stomach work. The brain tells the eyes and hands how to make useful and beautiful things. That is how human beings bee tool makers and artists. That is how human can have richer and better lives than other animals. 36. Human beings are different from other animals because _. A. human beings have the hands, the eyes, and the brain working all the time B. other animals also have hands, the eyes, and the brain C. human beings work together with other animals D. the hands, the eyes, and the brain of the human can work together 37. Aording to the passage, when you say you hold onto something, you mean _. A. you have it in your hand and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it B. you have it in your arms and keep it there by putting your fingers firmly round it C. you feel it with your hands D. you press the fingers of your right hand against those of your left hand 38. The author tells us that no animals can do what humans can do. He gives quite a few facts to support the idea. One of them is that _. A. most animals dont see in colour B. the humans see a thing with both eyes working together C. only humans can see and how high and how wide a thing is D. some animals can see only one picture 39. _ is automatic. A. Breathing B. Driving a car C. Making a chairD. Playing football B The old shoes had brought him so much trouble that Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit (垃圾坑)outside the city and threw the old shoes into the pit. Now they can bring me no more trouble, he said. He returned home, lay down in his bed and slept. But he had a dog, and the dog was used to going to the rubbish pit to look for food, because Johnny never bought food for his dog. The dog, who loved its master (主人) even though it was not given food, saw the shoes in the pit and knew they were its masters. So the dog took one of the heavy shoes in its mouth and went slowly back with it, and left it at its masters bedside. Then the dog fetched the other shoe in the same way. When Johnny woke up, he saw the shoes by his bed and he was afraid. There, shoes can walk by themselves, they must be done away with. he thought. Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it. Just then a strong wind was blowing and before long the fire made the house begin burning. His neighbours immediately came but could do nothing. The house burnt down but the old shoes were saved by the dog again. 40. The dog loved Johnny only because he _ . A. bought food for it C. even gave food to it 41. The dog took back _ . A. one of the heavy shoes B. neither of the two shoes B. was its master D. loved it too C. the pair of shoes D. the second shoe in another way 42. When Johnny saw the shoes again after the fire, he would be _ . A. very happyB. pleasedC. wild with joy D. very sad C During the summer holidays there will be a revised (修改过的）schedule (时刻表) of services for the students. Changes for dining room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside the dining-hall. Weekly film and concert schedules, which are being arranged (安排), will be posted each Wednesday outside the student club. In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining-room will serve three meals a day from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m. during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00p.m.at weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week, but have shorter hours on Saturday and Sunday. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00p.m. All students who want to use the library must have a new summer card. This notice will also appear in the next weeks student newspaper. 43. The main purpose of this notice is to_ . A.tell students of important schedule changes B.tell students of new bus and library services C.show the excellent services for students D.ask students to renew their library cards 44. In the summer holidays, the library will have _ . A.no special hoursB.special hours on weekdays C.special hours on weekends D.special hours both on weekdays and weekends 45. The notice is probably given by_ . A. the library C. Students UnionB. the bus pany D. the dining hall D Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation (发行). The “Daily Mirror ” and the “Daily express” both sell about four million copies everyday. British families generally buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays. Besides the national papers, there is , however, another branch of the British press which sells almost as many copies. Local newspapers have a weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and county area has one. Nearly all them hold their own financially (财政)and many of them are very profitable (赚钱的). These papers are written almost entirely for readers interested in local events-births, weddings, deaths, council (地方会议) meetings and sports. Editors prefer to rely on people who know the district well. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied by clubs and churches in the neighborhood and it does not get out to date as quickly as national news. The editors must never forget that the suess of any newspaper depends on advertising (广告). He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to local readers, the business men are grateful for the opportunity (机会) to keep their products in the public eyes. 46Visitors to Britain are surprised to learn that . Athere are so many local newspapers there Blocal papers should have a circulation of four million Cthe “Daily Mirror ” and “Daily Express” sell as many as 4 million copies every day DBritish newspapers are so widely read 47 Aa circulation as large as that of national newspapers Ba daily circulation of 13 million Ca slightly smaller circulation Dan even larger circulation 48In the writers opinion, no paper can possibly sueed without . AadvertisementsBinteresting reports Ca great deal of national news Dan excellent sales manager 49Which of the following is true? AAll the local newspapers are very profitable BLocal newspapers have a weekly circulation of 14 million CLocal readers are much interested in local news DEach British family buys three newspapers on Sundays 50The word “draw ” in the last paragraph may mean Ato pull Bto cause to notice Cto cause to e Dto receive 参考： 36-40 DABA B 41-45 CDACC46-50 DCACB 高一英语阅读天天练 （xx.9.18） 一.复习目标： 1. 读通全文，抓住核心 2. 掌握词法，句法，语法 3. 优秀词句积累 Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging women.The University was rated among the lowest for the system.In a 1987 update ,Milburn mended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement. One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs. College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it esto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks. Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to sueed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work. Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist. Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University. Spirduso said. If they do that will be suessful in this system.If they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time. 1. Aording to Spirduso,women need to _. duce a report on sexual discrimination b.call for further improvement in their working conditions c.spend their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination d.spend more time and energy doing scholarly activities 2.From this passage ,we know that _. a.there are many women full professors in the University of Texas b.women play an important part in adminitrating the University c.the weather on the campus is chilly d.women make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University 3.Which of the following statements is true? a.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985 b.the number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985 c.the number of women professors was the same as that of 1985 d.more and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University 4.One of the positive results from Milburns study was that _. a.women were told to con centrate on teir work b.women were given information about available administrative jobs c.women were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity d.women were encouraged to do more scholarly activities 5. The title for this passage should be _. ww.Exam.CoM a.The University of Texas b.Milburns Report c.Women Professors d.Sexual Discrimination in Academia 二.课内小结 （教师主讲） 三.布置作业 英语天天练11 学生姓名_ 得分_ I 阅读理解（共8题；每小题2分，满分16分） 1 In order to tell what I believe, I must briefly sketch something of my personal history. The turning point of my life was my decision to give up a promising business career and study music. My parents, although sympathetic, and sharing my love of music, disapproved of it as a profession. This was understandable in view of the family background. My grandfather had taught music for nearly forty years at Springhill College in Mobile and, though much beloved and respected in the munity, earned barely enough to provide for his large family. My father often said it was only the hardheaded thriftiness of my grandmother that kept the wolf at bay. As a consequence of this example, the very mention of music as a profession carried with it a picture of an insecure existence with uncertain financial rewards. My parents insisted upon college instead of a conservatory(音乐学院), and to college I went. Before my graduation form Columbia, the family met with severe financial reverses and I felt it my duty to leave college and take a job. Thus was I launched upon a business career which I always think of as the wasted years. Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business. My whole point is that it was not for me. I went into it for money, and aside from the satisfaction of being able to help the family, money is all I got out of it. It was not enough. I felt that life was passing me by. From being merely discontented I became acutely miserable. My one ambition was to save enough to quit and go to Europe to study music. I continued to make money, and finally, bit by bit, aumulated enough to enable me to go abroad. The family being once more solvent, and my help no longer necessary, I resigned from my position and, feeling like a man released from jail, sailed for Europe. I stayed four years, worked harder than I had ever dreamed of working before and enjoyed every minute of it. I was meant to do. If I had stayed in business, I might be a paratively wealthy man today, but I do not believe I would have made a suess of living. I would have given up all those intangibles, those inner satisfactions, that money can never buy, and that are too often sacrificed when a mans primary goal is financial suess. Money is a wonderful thing, but it is possible to pay too high a price on it. 1. The authors parents discouraged him from studying music chiefly because A. they didnt understand why music was so important to him. B. they didnt know whether he would be a suessful musician. C. they didnt believe any conservatory was as good as Columbia. D. they didnt think as a music teacher he would make much money. 2. For what did the author leave Columbia before he graduated? A. He received a good job offer. B. He couldnt wait to study music. C. He felt he should help his family. D. He was dissatisfied with Columbia. 3. Which of the following statements about the authors business career is true? A. He made a large amount of money. B. He didnt enjoy his career in business. C. He worked very hard as a businessperson. D. He didnt think his profession was noble one. 4. From the passage we know that the author believes A. one shouldnt sacrifice his inner satisfactions for the sake of money B. a persons primary goal in life shouldnt be financial suess C. parents should not always tell their children what to do D. not everyone can have a suessful career in business 2 A team of British engineers will announce a plan for the worlds first 1,000 mph car, a pencil shaped vehicle designed to break the world land speed record. The 12,000,000 car, known as Bloodhound SSC, is to be announced today by Paul Drayson, the science minister for the UK government. It would be able to reach traveling faster than a speeding bullet. The Bloodhound team plans to have the car built within a year, with the record attempt expected in three years. The project brings together fighter pilot Andy Green, who set the current land speed record of 763 mph with Trust SSC in 1997 and Richard Noble, who directed that attempt. The car will be the first to bine a jet engine for a Euro fighter Typhoon with a rocket booster (助推器). The task of driving the vehicle will fall on Andy Green, 46. He will use an aelerator (加速器) to power the jet engine up to speeds of around 350 mph and tussled rocket booster. At that point, a V 12 racing Car engine will start pumping more, of hydrogen peroxide (过氧化氢) into the booster, forcing the car to 1,000 mph in 20 seconds. Team members are now visiting sites where the record attempt will be made. The current record was set at Black Rock Desert in Nevada, US. But that is impossible now as ground conditions there have bee worse since 1997. in the next week or two, Green will visit a site in South Africa. Other possible places are the salt flats of the US and Australia. John Piper, the lead engineer on the project, said the team would get started next month. The plan was put forward by Drayson, a racing car enthusiast, as a project to inspire a new generation o f scientists and engineers, who are in desperately short supply in the UK. “We didnt have enough young people taking science and maths. These are difficult subjects and we have to give they young a clear reason for study them,” said Drayson. 5. Which of the following is true of Bloodhound SSC? A. It will be put on the