高二英语阅读理解30篇

1、高中英语阅读理解30篇1、To be a good teacher, you n eed some of the gifts of a good actor;you must be able to hold the atte nti on and in terest of your audie nee; youmust be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasing voice which is fullyun der your con trol; and you must be able to act what you are teach

2、ing, inorder to make its mea ning clear.Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before hisclass： he sta nds the whole time he is teachi ng; he walks about, using hisarms, hands and fin gers to help him in his expla nati ons, and his face toexpress feelings. Listen to him, a

3、nd you will hear the loudness, the quality （ 音色）and the musical note of his voice always cha nging accord ing to what he is talk ing about.The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor does nmea n that he will in deed be able to act well on the stage, for there are veryimportant

4、 differences between the teacher s work and the actor s.has to speak words which he has lear nt by heart; he has to repeat exactly thesame words each time he plays a certa in part, eve n his moveme nts and theways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforeha nd （ 预先）.What hehas to do is to

5、make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem naturalon the stage.A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audienee takes anactive part in his play : they ask and an swer questi ons, they obey orders,and if they don t understand something, they say so. The teacher thereforehas to

6、meet the n eeds of his audie nee, which is his class. He cannot lear n hispart by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.I have known many teachers who were fine actors in class but were un ableto take part in a stage-play because they could not keep strictlyto whatano ther had writte n.1. What

7、is the text about ?A. How to become a good teacher.B. What a good teacher should do outside the classroom.C. What teachers and actors could lear n from each other.D. The similarities（相似处）and differences between a teacher s work and anactor s.2. The word“ audienee” in the fourth paragraph means.A. st

8、ude nts B. people who watch a playC. people who not on the stage D. people who listen to something3. A good teacher.A. knows how to hold the in terest of his stude nts B. must have a goodvoiceC. knows how to act on the stage D. sta nds or sits still while teach ing4. In what way is a teacher s work

9、different from an actor s ?A. The teacher must lear n everyth ing by heart .B. He knows how to con trol his voice better tha n an actor .C. He has to deal with un expected situati ons .D. He has to use more facial expressi ons .5. The main differenee between students in class and a theatre audienee

10、isthat.A. stude nts can move around in the classroomB. stude nts must keep sile nt while theatre audie nee n eed ntC. no memory work is n eeded for the stude ntsD. the stude nts must take part in their teachers plays6. Why is it that some good teachers are unable to play well on the stage ?A. Nobody

11、 has taught them how to act on the stage .B. Their audie nces are differe nt .C. It is impossible for them to do so much memory work .D. They are not used to repeat ing exactly the same words .7. Which of the following is true ?A. Teachers have to lear n by heart what they are going to say in class

12、.B. A teacher cannot decide beforeha nd what exactly he is going to say in class .C. A teacher must speak louder tha n an actor .D. A teacher must have a better memory tha n an actor .2、One day a few years ago a very funny thing happe ned to a n eighbours big medical schools, He hadof mine. He is a

13、teacher at one of Londonfini shed his teach ing for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.He had put a few clothes and his lecture no tes in his shoulder bag, but he had put Rupert, the skeleton （人体骨骼）to be used in his lecture, in a largebrown suitcase （ 箱子）.A

14、t the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotte n to buy a n ewspaper. He left his suitcase n ear the desk and went over to the shop.Whe n he got back he discovered that some one had take n his suitcase by mistake. He ofte n won ders what they said whe n they got home and found Rupert.1

15、. Who wrote the story?A. Rupert s teaBhieirhe neighbour s teacher.C. A medical school teacher. D. The teacher s neighbour.2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?A. He n eeded it for the summer term in London.B. He n eeded it for the lecture he was going to give.C. He wan ted to take i

16、t to Russia for medical research.D. He wan ted to take it home as he had fini shed his teachi ng.3. What happe ned at the airport?A. The skelet on went miss ing . B. The skelet on was stole n .C. The teacher forgot his suitcase. D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase .学习参考s feeli ng about the in cid

17、e4. Which of the following best tells the teacherA. He is very angry . B. He thinks it rather funny .C. He feels helpless without Rupert. D. He feels good without Rupert .5. Which of the follow ing might have happe ned afterwards?A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.B. The teacher got

18、 back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.3、On the evening of June 21, 1992, a tall man with brown hair and blueeyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi an wThe hotel workers rec

19、eived him and teleph oned the man ager, for they hadnever seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in “ thekin gdom of bicycles.”Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi an on his bicycle trip acrAsia which started last December in New Delhi, I ndia.Whe n he was 11, he read th

20、e book Marco Polo and made up his mind tovisit the Silk Road. Now, after 44 years , he was on the Silk Road in Xihis early dreams were coming true.Robert Friedlander s next destin目t的地）were Lanzhou, Dunhuang,Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakista n.1. The best headline（ 标题）for this newspap

21、er article would be .A. The Kingdom of BicyclesB. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi anC. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achievi ng His Aims2. The hotel workers told the man ager about Friedla nder coming to the hotel because .A. he asked to see the man agerB. he en tered the hall with a bikeC. th

22、e man ager had to know about all foreig n guestsD. the man ager knew about his trip and was expect ing him3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order,.A. China, In dia, and Pakista nB. In dia, China, and Pakista nC. Pakista n, China, and In dia D. China, Pakista n, and In d

23、ia4. What made Friedla nder want to come to China?A. The stories about Marco Polo . B. The famous sights in Xi an .C. His in terest in Chin ese silk. D. His childhood dreams about bicycles .5. Friedla nder can be said to be .A. clever B. frie ndly C. hardwork ing D. strong min ded4、Mr. Grey was the

24、man ager of a small office in London. He lived in thecountry, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station tohis office uni ess it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.One morning he was walk ing along the street whe n a stra nger stoppedhim and said to him,“ You may not

25、 remember me, sir, but seven years ago Icame to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this streetand asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me 5, because you said you were willing to take a chanee so as to give a man a start on the wayto success.Mr Grey thought for a few minu

26、tes and then said,“ Yes, I remember yoGo on with your story!”“ Well, ” answered the stranger,“ are you sttake a chanc e? ”1. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?A. He went up to work by trai n.B. He walked to his office.C. He went to his office on foot uni ess it rain ed.D. He usually took a train to

27、 the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.2. Mr Grey liked walki ng to his office because.A. he could n t afford the buses B. he wan ted to save moneyC. he wan ted to keep in good health D. he could do some exercises onthe way3. Mr. Grey had bee n willi ng to lend money to a

28、 stra nger in order toA. give him a start in lifeB. help him on the way to successC. make him richD. gai n more money4. One morning the stra nger recog ni zed Mr. Grey, andA. wan ted to return Mr. Grey the moneyB. aga in asked Mr. Grey for moneyC. would like to make frie nds with himD. told Mr. Grey

29、 that he had been successful since then5. In the second paragraph,“ take a chanee” meansA. Mr. Gray happe ned to meet a stra ngerB. Mr. Grey had a cha nee to help a stra ngerC. Mr. Grey helped a stra nger by cha neeD. Mr. Grey took the risk that the stra nger would not give back the moneywhich he le

30、nt him5、Eve n if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seve nfeet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you willknow how much gravity is

31、pulli ng you.Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into theair, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls （旋转）around.Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now youcan do it, because spaceships have bee n

32、inven ted. Then spaceship will go sofast that it can escape （ 逃出）the earth s gravity and carry you into space.1. In this passag e, the word“ gravity ” means.A. the pull of everythi ng.B. the force of attract ion（吸弓丨）among objects.C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth.学习

33、参考D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.2. When you slip（ 滑）you always fall to the ground becauseA. the earth always turns round.B. the earth has gravityC. the earth s gravity is greater than your weight. D. you are careless.3. Gravity is strong thatA. it can throw a ball into the ai

34、r.B. it makes you jump on ly seve nfeet.C. it can let you fly away from the earth.D. it can keep everyth ing onearth.4. Because of gravity,A. water flows everyth ing.B. we can go everywhere by ship.C. water always flows dow nwards.D. fish can live in water.5. We can get away from the earth by spaces

35、hip becauseA. the spaceship goes very fast.B. the earth can t pull the spaceship.C. the spaceship has a strong force.D. the spaceship can jump higherthan other thin gs.6. An expe nsive car speedi ng dow n the main street of a small tow n wassoon caught up with by a young motorcycle policema n. As he

36、 started tomake out the ticket, the woman behind the wheel said proudly,“ Befgo any further, young man, I think you should know that the mayor of this cityis a good friend of mine.” The officer did not say a word, but kept writing.am also a frie nd of chief of police Bare ns,” con ti nued the woma n

37、, gett ing moangry each moment, Still he kept on writing.know Judge Laws on and State Sen ator （ 参议员）Patt on.”the woma n, the officer asked pleasa ntly ,“ Why, no, ” she answered.“ Well, that is the man you should have known,his motorcycle,“I an Bill Bronson.”1. The policema n stopped the car becaus

38、eA. it was an expe nsive carB. the driver was a proud ladyC. the driver was driv ing bey ond the speed limitD. the driver was going to make trouble for the police2. The woma n was gett ing more angry each mome nt becauseA. the policeman didn t know her friendsB. the policeman didn t accept her kindn

39、essC. the policema n was going to punish herD. she didn t know the policeman s name3. The policema n was.A. an honou rable fellow B. a stupid fellowC. an impolite manD. a shy man4. The woma n was.A. kin d-hearted“ Young man, ” she persistHanding the ticket toTell me, do you know Bill Bronson” he sai

40、d, heading back toB. a pers on who depe nded on some one else to finish her workC. trying to frighten the policeman on the strength of her friends positi onsD. in troduci ng her good frie nds n ames to the young officer5. The policema n.A. had no sense of humor （ 幽默）B. had s sense of humorC. had no

41、sense of dutyD. was sen seless7、Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City whe n she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wan ted to become a doctor. That was n early impossible for a woma n in the middle of the nin etee nth cen tury. After writ ing many l

42、etters ask ing for admissi on（录取）to medical schools, she was fin ally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determ ined that she taught school and gave music less ons to get money for the cost of schooli ng.In 1849, after graduatio n from medical school. she decided to further her educati

43、 on in Paris. She wan ted to be a surge on（夕卜科医师）,but a serious eyeproblem forced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woma n. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with ano ther woma n doctor

44、, man aged to ope n a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for wome n.1. Why could n t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of beco ming a surge on?A. She couldn t get admitted

45、 to medicahsxolB. She decided to further her educati on in ParisC. A serious eye problem stopped herD. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States2. What main obstacle（障碍）almost destroyed Elizabethcharsces forbeco ming for a doctor?A. She was a woma n.B. She wrote too many lett

46、ers.C. She couldn t graduate from medical school.D. She couldn t set up her hospital.3. How many years passed betwee n her graduati on from medical school andthe ope ning of her hospital?A. Eight years B. Ten yearsC. Nin etee n yearsD. Thirty-sixyearsin the life4. According to the passage, all of th

47、e following are“ firstsElizabeth Blacekwell,except that she.A. became the first woma n physicia nB. was the first woma n doctorC. and several other wome n foun ded the first hospital for wome n andchildre nD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spe nt most of her lift in.

48、A. En gla ndB. Paris C. the Uni ted States D. New York City8、In today s age of fast travel, the world seems a smaller place- and tosome people, a less excit ing place, Fifty years ago only a few En glish peopleand holidays abroad, People who didn t travel thought of other countries asvery far away a

49、nd differe nt. For example, people thought the French all eat garlic（大蒜）,the Italia ns all eat spaghetti（纟田条实心面）.and the America ns alldrink Coca Cola, These definite（ 明确的）ideas of other nationalities are called stereotypes（陈规老套）.But do we have the same stereotypes today? People travel more, we all

50、watch the same TV programmes, and ideas travel quicklytoo. Nowadays every one eats garlic and spaghetti and drinks Coca Cola.Every one liste ns to the same music. wears the same fashi ons（流行式样）,buysthe same cars. They just do it in a different Ianguage!1. Now the world seems to beexcit ing.A. bigger

51、 and moreB. smaller and moreC. smaller and lessD. bigger and less2. Fifty years ago, En glish people travelled abroad.A. many B. few C. only some D. a few3. People thought of other coun tries as.A. n ear and differe ntB. n ear and the sameC. remote and very differe ntD. remote and the same学习参考4. Now

52、adays, peoples ideaeraiatt on alitiesA. have cha nged B. are the same C. are differe nt D. are almostthe same5. We don t have the same stereotypes because people.A. travel moreB. watch the same TV programmesC. watch differe nt TV programmesD. travel more and watch the sameTV programmes6. The best ti

53、tle for this passage would be .A. A Big WorldB. A Small WorldC. An Exact ing WorldD. An In teresti ng World9、We are used to the idea of agi ng in ourselves. We are so used to thisthat it comes as a surprise to find that there may be some animals that do notage. Sea anemones（海葵）are an example. Some h

54、ave been kept for nearly acen tury without show ing any sig ns of lifeless ness. Some kinds of sea wormscan even “ grow backwards. ” If kept in the dark and given nothing to eat, they get steadily smaller, They fin ally end as a ball of cells（ 细胞）look ing rather like the egg from which they came. Un

55、 der good con diti ons the ball will turn back to a worm and start growing again. One could probably keep them growingand un-grow ing aga in and aga in.1. Some sea worms grow smaller whe n they.A. lose weightB. live in the dark nessC. are under good conditionsD. don t eat and are kept in the dark.学习

56、参考2. Accordi ng to the passage, some sea ani mals.A. will die whe n they become a ball of cellsB. do not grow oldC. will die without foodD. will stop grow ing any time theywant3. According to the passage, which of the following statements in NOT true?A. We can keep certa in kind of sea worm grow ing

57、 and un grow ing aga inand aga in.B. Huma n beings will grow old and die.C. An anemone is a king of sea worm that can grow backwards.D. Some anemones will live n early a hun dred years.4. The un derl ined word aging in the first sentence means.A. grow ing oldB. the age of a pers onC.gett ing youn gerD. un -grow ing5. This passage is mainly about.A. sea ani mals B. cellsC. aging D. anemones10、Now I d like to talk to y