高三英语阅读理解指导试题

1、高三英语阅读理解指导试题猜测词义猜测词义的方法：一. _1.a mosquito is a small flying pest that thrust the skin and then drink blood.2.you can take any of the periodicals: readers digest, the word of english, or english learning3.we are on the night shift - from midnight to 8 a.m. - this week.二._1. mother was tall, fat and mi

2、ddle-aged. my aunt was an old woman, almost as plump as mother, and much shorter.2. the football player was penalized for his rudeness and the punishment was a good lesson for him.3. in many nations there are two financial extremes, from penury to great wealth.三._1.though toms face has been washed q

3、uite clean, his neck still remains grubby.2.john usually wastes a lot of money on such useless things, his wife, however, is very thrifty.四._1.rubber can be made to stretch more than nine times its normal length because it is very elastic.2. the river is so turbid that it is impossible to see the bo

4、ttom even when it is shallow.五._his anti-slavery policy had set millions of black free and his strength and wisdom had guided the nation through the war to peace and reunion.六 _1.scientists are studying how birds, for example, terns migrate.2. today young couples often spend lots of their money on a

5、ppliances, such as washing-machines, fridges and color tvs.3.first of all the ingredients such as flour, sugar, fat and water, are put into a mixing machine. the mixture comes out of the mixing machine in the form of dough (面团 ).七 _1.when a doctor performs an operation on a patient, he usually gives

6、 an anaesthetic to make him unconscious, because he does not want his patient to feel pain or to know what is happening to him.2.when you throw a stone into still water of a lake, you will watch a ripple spread in rings on the surface of water.八_1. when andrea peterson landed her first teaching job,

7、 she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for equipment or supplies in a climate where standards-based learning was the focus and music just provided a break for students and teachers.a. discouraging b. interesting c. creative d. unbearable 2. intrigued, saunders

8、read all he could about arctic explorers and north pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.a. excited b. convinced c. delighted d. fascinated 巩固练习:1. born in chicago in 1902, brought up and schooled in nebraska, the 19-year-old college graduate ralph tyler became hooked on teach

9、ing while teaching as a science teacher in south dakota and changed his major from medicine to education. the words “hooked on teaching” underlined in paraghraph2 probably mean_.a. attracted to teaching b. tired of teachingc. satisfied with teaching d. unhappy about teaching2.when i first became a r

10、eporter i knew a man who gave up a very well paid respectable job at the daily telegraph to go and edit a small weekly newspaper. at the time i was astonished by what appeared to me to be his completely abnormal(反常的）mental state. how could anyone turn his back on fleet street in central london for a

11、 small local area? i want to know.the underlined phrase “turn his back on” (paragraph 6) most probably means_.a. leave for b. return to c. give up d. rely on 3. when some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colours turned the customers off because they made the p

12、roduct look weak and ineffective.the underlined part “the colours turned the customers off ”(in para 3) means that the colours_.a. attracted the customers stronglyb. had weak effects on the customersc. tricked the customers into shoppingd. caused the customers to lose interest4. by 9:45, everybody w

13、as having great fun, but no food had appeared. jane and david were restless. other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. but no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. by 11:00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. jane and d

14、avid left hungry and angry.the underlined words “off their heads” probably mean_.a. tired b. crazy c. curious d. hopeless5. sam stover, a search team manager with the federal emergency management agency based in indiana, said snake-type robots would offer greater mobility than equipment currently av

15、ailable, such as cameras attached to extendable poles.“it just allows us to do something weve not been able to do before,” stover said. “we needed them yesterday.”by saying “we needed them yesterday” (paragraph7), stover means that snake-like robots_.a. could help handle the aftermath of hurricane k

16、atrinab. would have been put to use in past rescue workc. helped rescuers search flooded houses yesterdayd. were in greater need yesterday than today 推理判断推理判断的方法：一_1. over the years ,insurance companies have offered new kinds of insurance protection .the new kinds of insurance cover losses from acci

17、dents as car and phone crashes(坠毁).today ,most people have some kind of insurance.which of the following statements is not correct?a. only a few people buy some kind of insurance .b. benjamin franklin helped set up the first american fire insurance company c. many insurance companies were founded af

18、ter the first insurance companyd. if a man buys life insurance ,he has to pay small sums of money regularly 2. armstrong won the tour de france in 1999.since then he has won it every year-taking the crown for the sixth time last month and entering the record books as the first man to achieve such a

19、feat.the passage was written in _.a.1999 b.2002. c.2003 d.2004二. _ british newspaper are much smaller than they used to be and their readers are often in a hurry ,so newspaperman write as few words as possible .they tell their readers at once what happened ,where, when and how many people were kille

20、d ,what damage was done and so on . because he can use only a few words ,the newspapers must choose those words carefully ,every one must be effective .instead of “he called out in a loud voice ”，he writes ,“he shouted ”；because many of the readers arent very clever ,and most of them are in a hurry-

21、which of the following would best complete the passage ?a. he will keep his writing short and simple b. he wont care about his writing .c. he will give nothing but information .d. he wont make his writing good enough.三._ another way is energy conservation(节能),which means using energy more efficientl

22、y (有效的). in some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. they place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. the house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it. the

23、 writer tells about the special house because they _. a. show the excellent skills of the builders b. serve as an example of energy conservation c. are heated by different sources of energy d. are warmer than other types of houses四._ more and cleverer computers will continue to appearthey will run f

24、aster，have more functions and work much more skillfullythey will take over more tasks from us，helping to change the face of our worldsome people even think that soonerorlater computers will replace us. however which of the following statements will best continue the third paragraph？ a computers will

25、 soon stop developing. b many people like computers very much. c computers are as clever as man. d i do not think computers will replace us completely 五_ 1. art is now together with my piano playing and reading. there is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing

26、what i want to do. as confucius once said, “at seventy i can follow my hearts desire.” how does the author probably feel about his life as an artist? a. very enjoyable b. a bit regretful c. rather busy d. fairly dull 2. why isnt your newspaper reporting any good news？all i read about is murder，bribe

27、ry（行贿）, and deathfrankly，im sick of all this bad news. this authors attitude towards the newspaper reporting is to _. a complain b apologize c amused d informed 六_empire state building this is among the most striking building in the nation, even the world .the observation deck on the 86th floor is o

28、pen to the general public，offering a wonderful view of the city .on the second floor youll find the new york skyride ,a simulated helicopter ride over manhattan .5th ave. at 34th st ,midtown (212) 736-3100.central park outside among the trees ,watch the wildlife -both the human and animal varieties

29、.call (212)360-3465 or (212)360-2726 for events and tours .central park stretches from 59th to 110th sts ,and from 5th ave. to central park west.what is the purpose of the these texts ?a. to provide information of living in new york .b. to provide directions of city traffic in new york c. to give vi

30、sitors a guide to new york .d. to give a brief introduction to the history of new york.练习一however, queuing became popular in britain too. the second world war was the golden age of queuing, and people joined any line in the hope that it was a queue for something to buy. this was the source of many s

31、econd world war jokes:shopkeeper to customer: excuse me, miss, are you pregnant(怀孕)？customer: well, i wasnt when i joined the queue. (2005广东，e)the joke in paragraph2 implies that the young woman _.a. has been waiting in the queue for a long timeb. doesnt need to stand in the queuec. enjoys standing

32、in the queued. has stood in the wrong line 二“have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you?” asked jamie taylor of the wave energy group at the university of edinburgh. “there is certainly a lot of

33、 energy in waves,” he said.the writer uses the two questions at the beginning of the passage to _.a. test the readers knowledge about wavesa. draw the readers attention to the topicb. show jamie taylors importancec. invite the readers to answer them三the westborough high school golf team had taken th

34、e official photos with the state prize. the other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. and then westbotough instructor greg rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. a 9 had been recorded as a 7. they were not the state prize winner; woburn high had won. “no one would hav

35、e known,” said woburns instructor, bob doran. for rota, it wasnt a difficult decision: “the prize wasnt ours to take.” 1.what did greg rota probably do in the end?a. took photos of doran.b. had a meeting with doran.c. returned the prize to the organizerd. apologized to woburn high school.2.greg rota

36、s decision shows that he was _.a. honest b. polite c. careful d. friendly四a well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday. thats right, said the old man. ninety-nine years old, and i havent an enemy in the world. theyre

37、 all dead.well, sir, said the interviewer, i hope very much to have the honour of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday.the old man looked at the young man closely, and said, i cant see why you shouldnt. you look fit and healthy to me!what kind of man would you say the old man was? a. he was ill. b. he was unconscious. c. he was very proud and sure of his health. d. he was very polit