高一英语阅读理解专项练习

1、高一英语阅读理解专项练习A Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson，South DakotaBaseball was always her favorite sportOnce in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first base in their gamesMore often，however，they asked her to umpire(裁判) for them，because they knew her calls would be fair and there w

2、ould be no arguingOne day in 1904，Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden，Iowa，to watch Hank play for the home team against HawardenWhen they arrived at the ball field，two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary(预备) gameThe umpire hadnt arrived，so Hank argued that the teams should let his

3、sister serve as umpireThe players finally agreedAmanda，then sixteen and standing five feet，ten inches tall，made perfect callsShe was so good that players for the main game asked her 10 umpire for them and even offered to pay herThus，at sixteen，Amanda Clement became the first paid female baseball ump

4、ire on recordShe is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown，New York1Hank and his friends often asked Amanda to umpire for them because Athey wanted to make her happy Bshe called them brothersCno one else wanted to do it for them Dshe knew the rules well and was fair2Amanda went to Hawar

5、den in order to Aserve as umpire Bwatch her brother play Cmake money Dhelp the local teams3Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game . Ain her PEclasses at school Bin an umpire training school Cby watching and playing the games Dfrom her mother，a baseball umpire4Which of the followi

6、ng can be the best title of the passage? AAmanda ClementFirst Female Umpire BA Family of Baseball Fans CBaseball Games in Hawarden，Iowa DThe Baseball Hall of Fame in CooperstownB The London Marathon is an annual event and of the thousands of runners who take part, many of them have a story to tell a

7、s to why they are running the 26.2 mile (42.2 km) course around London.The mens race was won by Kenyan, Martin Lel, who finished the race in just two hours and five minutes, a personal best time for him. Irina Mikitenko was the winner of the womens race and this was astonishingly only her second rac

8、e at marathon distance!There was also a group of 24 runners who have competed in every single one of the 28 London marathons. Jeff Aston is one of them and at 60 years old, he finished in just over three and a half hours.A lot of the non-competitive runners take part in the marathon to raise money f

9、or charity. Jeff estimates he has raised about 25,000 (350,000 RMB) over the 28 years he has been running.Jane Tomlinson is a well-known name in the UK. She raised millions for charity doing long cycle rides, marathons and triathlons while struggling against terminal cancer, a battle she sadly lost

10、last year. In honor of Jane, her husband and daughter took part in the marathon. They managed to raise 20,000 (280,000 RMB) for a charity set up in Janes name.Another astonishing one was blind runner Dave Heeley completing the marathon. As if that wasnt enough, this was his seventh marathon in seven

11、 days, as he took part in a special challenge which took him to seven countries.1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? 高*考*资*源*网A. A Variety of Athletic Runners B. London MarathonC. Inspirational Event D. Astonishing Marathon Stories2. What do we know from the passage?A. The

12、 London Marathon is held every year to raise money for charity.B. Jane Tomlinson together with her husband took part in the marathon.C. Dave Heeley is an inspiring marathon runner.D. Kenyan, Martin Lel won the mens race just over three and a half hours.3. The underlined word “triathlons” in the fift

13、h paragraph probably refers to .A. a formal meeting B. a special challengeC. a kind of disease D. an athletic competition高*考*资*源C Watching some children trying to catch butterflies one hot August afternoon, I was reminded of an incident in my own childhoodWhen I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, so

14、mething happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. There isnt a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than th

15、e song of the mockingbird.I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician. I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, in its fright at being captured, the bird fluttered about the cage, but eventually it sett

16、led down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.I had left the cage out on our back porch, and on the second day of the birds captivity my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everythin

17、g she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.The following morning when I went to see how my captive was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken excellent care of my little bi

18、rd, or so I thought.Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for he

19、r young to die than to live in captivity.”Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.1Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12? AHe had just got a new cage. BHe liked its beautiful feather. CHe wanted

20、it to sing for him. DHe wanted a pet for a companion.2The mockingbird died because it _. Awas frightened to death Bate the poisonous food its mother gave it Crefused to eat anything Ddrank the poisonous water by mistake3An ornithologist probably means _. Aa religious person Ba kind person Ca schoolm

21、aster Dan expert in birds4What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?AFreedom is very valuable to all creatures. 高*考*资*源*网 BAll birds put in a cage wont live long. CYou should keep the birds from their mother.DBe careful about food you give to baby birds.D Once upon a tim

22、e a man became a great archer(射手)He asked the king to declare him as the greatest archer of the countryThe king was about to do so when an old servant of the king said，“Wait，sirI know an old man who lives in the forestHe is a much greater archerLet this young man go to him and learn from him for at

23、least three years”The man could not believe that there could be a greater archer than him，but he went and found the old man and he was! For three years he learned from himThen one day，when he thought he had learned everything，the thought arose in him：“If I kill this old man，then I will be the greate

24、st archer” The old man had gone to cut wood and he was coming back carrying wood on his shoulderThe young man hid behind a tree，waiting to kill himHe shot an arrowThe old man took a small piece of wood and threw itIt struck the arrow and the arrow turned back and wounded the young man very deeplyThe

25、 old man came，took Out the arrow and said。“I knew that some day or other you were going to do thisThats why I have not taught you this secretThere is no need to kill meMy Master is still alive，and Im nothing before himYou must be with him for at least thirty yearsAnd he is very old，SO go fast! Find the old man!”1The underlined word in the 1st paragraph is closest in meaning to “ ”. Aadmire Badvise Cannounce Dadmit2The young archer wanted to kill the old man in the _. Ahe had n