(完整版)高一英语阅读理解专项练习

1、记叙文类作者：巩穹（I）Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One dayshe decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenthcentury. After writing many letters asking for admissi on（录

2、取）to medical schools, she was fin ally accepted by a doctor inPhiladelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wan ted to be a sur

3、geon（夕卜科医师）,but a serious eye problem 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 woman. By 1857Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the fir

4、st forwomen and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the firstmedical school for women.1. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?A. She couldnt get admitted to medical schoolB. She decided to further her edu

5、cation 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 Elizabeths chances for becoming for a doctor?A. She was a woman.B. She wrote too many letters.C. She couldnt graduate from medical sc.hoolD

6、. She couldnt set up her hospital.3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years4. According to the passage, all of the followi ng are“firsts in”the life of Elizabeth Blacekwellexce

7、pt that she _ .A. became the first woman physicianB. was the first woman doctorC. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and childrenD. set up the first medical school for women5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _.A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New Yo

8、rk City1-5 CAABC（II）Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10years. Denmarks agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by

9、only one percent. Yetonly seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 perce nt of orga nic sales. However popular the idea of orga nicfarming may be, it is still an in terest for only a few people.So what makes the idea of orga nic farmi ng popular? Orga nic farmi ng means farmi ng withn

10、atural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many methodssuch as croprotati on （农作物的轮作）and the use of resista nt（有抵抗力的）varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmersto compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.Orga nic farming is o

11、fte n supposed to be safer tha n traditi onal farming for the environment.Yet after a long research on orga nic farmi ng worldwide for a nu mber of years, scie nee continuesto be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, evenwith complete research work, it

12、would fail to find any scie ntific evide nee to prove“thatclaims（宣称）made for orga nic farmi ng is always true”.However, the talk about the ben efits of orga nic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depe nd ontheir in dividual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.1. The first par

13、agraph mainly tells us_.A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 yearsB. gover nments of Europea n coun tries have cared less about orga nic farmi ngC. orga nic farming is far from being as popular as expectedD. European countries need organic food more than the other co

14、untries in the world2. The un derl ined words“compe nsate for”in the sec ond paragraph probably mean“_A. argue for B. care for C. struggle for D. pay for3. What can we know about orga nic farmi ng?A. It refers to farmi ng with n atural materials, in stead of chemical fertilizers.B. It refers to farm

15、ing with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.C. It refers to farming with soil rather tha n any other thing.D. It refers to grow ing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.4. Accord ing to the third paragraph,_.A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the env

16、ironmentB. the idea that orga nic farming is safer has not bee n prove n by scie neeC. organic farming is accepted by the UKs House of Commons committeeD. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming5. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A. The UKs agriculture minister is

17、 an organic farmer.B. Orga nic farming is popular with young people.C. Farmers make use of many differe nt kinds of methods to improve the orga nic sales system.D. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don t buy organic products.15 CDABD（III）Read the advertiseme nts, and the n choose the best an

18、swers.Driver Wan ted1. Clean driving license（执照）2. Must be of smart appearanee.3.Aged over 25.Apply to（申请）:Capes Taxis, 17 Palace Road, Bost onAir Hostesses （空姐）for Intern ati onal Flight Wan ted1.Applicants（申请者）must be between 20 and 33 years old.2.Height 1.6m to 1.75m.3.Education to GCSE standard.

19、4.Two Ianguages. Must be able to swim.Apply to: Recruitme nt office. Southern Airli nes, Heathrow Airport West HR37KKTeachers NeededFor private Ian guage school. Teach ing experie nee unn ecessary.Apply to: The Director of Studies, In sta nt Lan guage Ltd, 279 Canal Street1. What preve nt Jack, an e

20、xperie need taxi driver, work ing for Capes Taxis?A. Fond of beer and wine.B. Puni shed for speedi ng and wrong park ing.C. Un able to speak a foreig n Ian guage.D. Not havi ng college educati on.2. Ben, aged 22, fond of swim ming and drivi ng, has just graduated from a college and can speaktwo fore

21、ig n Ian guages. Which job might be give n to him?A. Driving for Capes Taxis.B. Work ing for Souther n Airli nes.C. Teach ing at In sta nt Lan guage Ltd.D. None of the three jobs men ti oned above.3. If Mary wants to work for Souther n Airli nes, she must_.A. be over 25 years oldB. have some similar

22、 work ing experie neeC. look smart and beautifulD. speak ano ther Ian guage besides her own1-3 BCD（IV）I travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eat ing alon e. It always makes me feel Ionely to see otherslaughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choic

23、e for me.After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although therestaura nt ope ned at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment（评论）about my“beingtherereally early”explained my dislike of eating alone in restauran

24、ts. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whetherI would mind if he sat dow n with me for a while.I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights, weekends andholidays. He said he hadn etnough time to be with his family. After 15

25、minu tes, he saw some customers at the front deskand excused himself. I no ticed thatbefore he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitche n for a mome nt. -Then ano ther waiter came out of the kitche n and had a won derful chat with me. Before I leftthat ni ght, some other waiters, eve n the c

26、ook, had come out of the kitche n and sat with me!When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to mytable, and prese nted me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a Ionely night ended as a beautiful experienee.1. The author

27、 asked for room service because_ .A. a lot of money would be saved in this wayB. he didnlike to eat with other people aroundC. he did nwa nted to be recog ni zed by the waitersD. see ing people laugh ing and talk ing made him feel bad2. How did the waiter feel whe n he saw the author come in at 6:25

28、?A. Dissatisfied. B. Pleased. C. Surprised.D. An gry.3. From the third paragraph, we can leann that the waiter at the front desk_.A. knew how to attract more customers to his restaura ntB. found it hard to bala nee his work and his familyC. was getting tired of his present jobD. had n ever had such

29、a cha nee to talk about his worries4. The author wants to tell us that_ .A. people are actually all l on ely in their own wayB. restaura nts should put the n eed of customers firstC. the kindn ess of stra ngers can make you less Ion elyD. restaura nts are full of surprises for Ion ely people1-4 DCBC

30、（V） Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had tofind a way past South America. The man who fin ally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was FerdinandMagellan（麦哲伦） .Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 151

31、9 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourtee n mon ths later,after spe nding the cold win ter on the coast of Patago nia, he discovered the cha nnel which is now called Magella n Strait（海峡）.I n November, 1520, after many mon ths of dan gers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered th

32、eocean on the other side of South America. They then continu ed, hop ing to reach Asia. But they did not see any land un tilthey reached the isla nds off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines （菲律宾）,men were dying of starvati on （饥饿）.While they were stay ing in the Philipp in es, Magella n was killed in battle. Theremaining officer