阅读理解专题练习

1、阅读理解专题练习（A）阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。1970 was the World Con servati on （保护）Year. The Un ited Nati ons wan ted every one to know that the world is in dan ger . They hoped that gover nments would act quickly in order to“ con serve nature. Here is one example of the problems. At one time there were 1， 300 diff

2、ere nt pla nts，trees and flowers in Holla nd，but now only 860 rema in . The others have bee n destroyed by moder n man and his tech no logy （技术）. We are cha nging the earth，the air，the water， and everything that grows and lives . We can't live without these things . If we continue like this， we

3、shall destroy ourselves.What will happen in the future ？ Perhaps it is more important to ask“ What must we donow ？ ” The people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young people tod ay. A lot of them know that conservation is necessary . Many are helping to save our world . They plant

4、 trees，build bridges across rivers in forests，and so on. In a small town in the United States a large group of girls cleaned the 11-kilometre-long banks of the river . Young people may hear about conservation through a record called“ NO ONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OUR WORLDIt was made by the Scatles ，

5、 Cliff Richard and other sin gers . The money from it will help to con serve wild ani mals .1. This passage is mainly about conserving.A. wild animals B . wild plants C . nature D. man2. How many kinds of plants ，trees and flowers have been destroyed by modern man and his tech no logy in Holla nd ？A

6、. 1，300. B. 860. C. 440. D. 1，000.3. We know from the passage that there are.A. more trees in Holla nd nowB. more flowers in Holla nd nowC. fewer pla nts in Holla nd nowD. fewer ani mals in Holla nd now4. What does the underlined word“ then？ ” refer toA. All the people . B. Old people.C. Old and you

7、ng people. D. Young people .5. We can guess from the passage that “ NOONE'S GOING TO CHANGE OURWORLD was .A. a book about saving the earthB. a song loved by young peopleC. a film about protecting wild animalsD. a tape of songs calli ng on people to con serve n ature（B）阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。Sometimes

8、 people add to what they say even when they don't talk . Gestures （手势、姿 势）are the“ sile nt la nguage ” of every c（文化e） . We point a fin ger or move ano ther partof the body to show what we want to say . It is important to know the body Ianguage of every country or we may be misunderstood .In the

9、 United States , people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction . The handshake must be firm. If the handshake is weak, it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness . Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder. Some people, usually women , greet a friend with a hug

10、（拥抱）Space is importa nt to America ns . When two people talk to each other , they usually sta nd about two and a half feet away and at an angle, so they are not facing each other directly . America ns get un comfortable whe n a pers on sta nds too close . They will move back to have their space. If

11、America ns touch ano ther pers on by accide nt, they say “ Pardonme” or Excuse meAmerica ns like to look at the other pers on in the eyes whe n they are talki ng . If you don't do so, it means you are bored, hiding something , or are not interested. But when you stare at some one, it is not poli

12、te .For America ns , thumbs-up means yes, very good , or well done . Thumbs-dow n means the opposite. To call a waiter , raise one hand to head level or above . To show you want the check, make a movement with your hands as if you are signing a piece of paper . It is all right to point at things but

13、 not at people with the hand and in dex fin ger （食指）.America ns shake their in dex fin ger at childre n whe n they scold them and pat them on the head whe n they admire them.Lear ning a culture's body Ian guage is sometimes confusing（使糊涂的）.If you don'tknow what to do , the safest thing to do

14、 is to smile.1. From the first paragraph we can lear n that.A. gestures don't mean anything while talkingB. gestures can help us to express ourselvesC. we can learn a Ianguage well without body IanguageD. only American people can use gestures2. If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA ,

15、you should.A. greet him with a hugB. place a hand on his shoulderC. shake his hand firmlyD. shake his hand weakly3. In the United States , people often.A. show their friendship by touching each otherB. show their friendship by glancing at each otherC. say “ Pardon me ” to each other when they are ta

16、lkingD. get uncomfortable when you stand close to them4. If you talk with an American friend , it's polite to.A. look up and down at your friendB. look at the other person in the eyesC. hide your opinionD. look at your watch now and then5. When your friend gives you the thumbs up , he, in fact,

17、A. shows his rudeness to youB. shows his an ger to youC. expresses his satisfaction to youD. expresses his worries about you阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。Chi na's Workforce Now at 540 Millio n（Xinhua） China now has 540 million workers， 47 percent of the total population， according to the recent fourth popul

18、ation census （人口普查）The figure shows that the work ing populati on is now at a peak（高峰）， so it is urge nt（紧急的）for the country to employ （雇用）these rich labour resources（资源） in economic construction （经济建设）.Experts usually regard men between the ages of 15 and 59 ，and women between 15 and 54， as people

19、capable （有能力的）of working . The employed workforce is the total numberemployed among those capable of working .According to the census，the employment rates for the three age groups，20 to 24 ； 25 to 29; and 30 to 34， are respectively （分别）91， 94. 4 and 94. 9. The unemployment rate in urban areas （城市地区）

20、 for people over 15 years of age is 2.5 percent.The survey （调查） has also shown that China's workforce has become younger. Its average age is 33. 7 years and about 50 percent of the employed workers are under 30 .It is reckoned （推断） by the experts that younger workers are easy to teach new and mo

21、der n tech no logies and man ageme nt too.But they lack experienee compared with old workers. They urge enterprises （企业） to stre ngthe n tech ni cal trai ning among young workers and promote （促进） vocatio nal educati on with the aim of improving workers ' quality素质）1. What is the population of Ch

22、ina according to the fourth population census ？A. It is about 540 million .B. It is about 1， 180 million .C. It's about 1， 150 million .D. It's about 270 million .2. Experts take the menas workforce .A. from 15 to 54 B . from 15 to 59C. from 25 to 29 D . from 20 to 243. There are 94. 4% of p

23、eople at work among the age group.A. 20 to 24 B. 25 to 29C. 30 to 34 D. 24 to 394. The young workers should.A. be lear ning tech no logiesB. be training themselvesC. be improving their qualityD. be urging themselves5. In cities the rate of people who lose their jobs for more thanyears is 2. 5perce n

24、t.A. 33. 7 B. 25 C. 20 D. 15(D)用下面方框中所给动词的适当形式填空，完成短文。并根据短文内容，完成文后的 选择题。take，travel，speak， spend, enjoy，need，may， feel， shop，come， can, go，say， visit， swimMy wife and I （ 1）two weeks in London last year . We went there in autumn .We thi nk it is the best seas on （2）En gla nd. The weather is usually

25、quite good andthere aren't too many travelers in October.We stayed in a small hotel in the West End . It was convenient （方便的） as we did most of our sightseeing on foot . Taxis were too expensive，we （ 3）understand the busroutes （路线），and my wife did n't enjoy （ 4）on the un dergro und. She said

26、 it madeher（5）shut in.We went to look at the places which all travelers see . We saw Buck in gham Palace， thein Oxford Street and spe nt tooto the theatre. We did n't haveEn glish foodthe chanee to see such wonderful plays at home. A lot of people （ 8）was very bad. We did n't think so . It&#

27、39;s true that most of the restaura nts are French or Italia n orChinese， but we had some very good meals.In fact, we (9)our holiday so much that we have already booked again forthis year. We are going to take our umbrellas , though. rm sure we (10)themsometimes.11. The writer and his wife think aut

28、umn is the best time to visit London, becauseA. the weather is always goodandthere are only a few travelersthereB. the weather is always goodandthere are few travelers thereC. the weather is usually goodandnot too many visitors come toEnglandD. the weather is usually goodandthere are only a few peop

29、le12. The writer and his wife did most of their sightseeing .A. by taxiB. by busC. on the underground D. by walking13. The writer's wife did n't like traveli ng on the un dergro und becauseA. it was too crowded with visitorsB. she felt as if she were in a closed boxC. it was too difficult to

30、 get on itD. she felt the air was too bad in it14. What they liked most in London was .A. enjoying wonderful playsB. doing shoppingC. visit ing Buck in ghamPalace and the Nati onal GalleryD. having English food15. They are going to spend their holiday again .A. in London B . in ChinaC. in France D.

31、in Italy(E)用下面方框中所给动词的适当形式填空，完成短文。并根据短文内容，完成文后的 选择题。hold， get， watch， want, be， beat， have，work，look，win ， seem, turn， change, decide， planFootball called soccer in the United States is probably the most popular sport in theworld today . It( 1)popular for a long time . But many years ago each countr

32、y( 2)different rules for its own football game .In 1863 , a group of people met in England (3)this. They wrote a set of rulesfor all countries to follow . They also (4)for soccer teams from different countriesto play against each other. The idea(5). These rules are the same today more than100 years

33、later.Now teams from all the world compete(竞争)in the famous World Cup . The Cup is aseries (系歹U) of games which (6)every four years. Teams from many countriesplay to see which is the best . Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people (7)World Cup match on television .How

34、 did the World Cup start? The soccer team from Uruguay (8) 1 theOlympic champi on ship in soccer in 1924 and 1928 , that country (9) 1 to have the firstWorld Cup games in Montevideo in 1930. These first games were not very successful . Onlythirteen teams arrived to play , and eight of them were from

35、 South America . It did not (10)like a world champi on ship . The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year .11. In 1863 a group of people met in England .A. to write a set of rules for footballB. to learn the rules for footballC. to play for football teams from different countriesD. to have mat

36、ches between teams from different countries12. As a sport, soccer.A. has been popular for a short period of timeB. is popular only in South America and AsiaC. is so popular that it can have as many as 600 million viewers during the World Cup on TVD. was played throughout the world a hundred years ag

37、o13. The rules written in 1863 are.A. the same as today'sB. different from today'sC. changed a lotD. only changed a little14. The first World Cup took place .A. in 1924 B. in 1928 C. in 1930 D . in 193415. The first World Cup was not successful because.A. the Olympic champi on did n't ta

38、ke partB. it did not seem like a world champi on shipC. all teams were from South AmericaD. some of the teams arrived too late(F)用下面方框中所给词的适当形式填空，完成短文。然后从II栏中选择合适的选项完成I栏中的题目。allow， and, live， child，agree, find，of，want， become， think， or， good， send, to， talkSometimes tee ns n eed to have some time a

39、way from their families . They may want to move out of the family home for a while .Many pare nts will say no to this dema nd . But experts say it might be a good idea to letyour tee ns live with a friend ( 1)relative (亲戚)"It was the break I needed at the time ” said Richard Lerner He is talkin

40、g about the timehe spent (2)with his grandmother when he was 15 .“ lt( 3)me to be a different person than I was with my parents ， ” Lerner said Henow heads the Institute for Children ， Youth and Families at Michigan State University .Experts say tee ns livi ng away from their families can test new w

41、ays of thi nki ng andgetting along with people . They may see new solutions (解答)(4)problems.This is different from running away ， the experts stress Runaways are often fleeing (逃 避) serious problems.Some tee ns who (5)some time away from family atte nd a structuredsummer program. Others live for a w

42、hile with a relative or with the family of a friend If there is con flict (冲突)at home，havi ng a tee n live elsewhere can ben efit (受益)other familymembers. It gives every one space to develop (6)relati on ships.Joseph Kett teaches history at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville . He says liv

43、ing at home until the late ten years (7) 1 the norm (准则) only in recent times ." In the17th cen tury，childre n were ofte n (8) 1 to live in other people's homes whe n theywere about 10 or 11， ” he saidPeter Sheras teaches education at the University of Virginia . He said parents shouldliste

44、n when a child wants to move out . They should try (9)out why the child wantssome time away.Often， parents can help the child find a safe stay during that time . In other cases， they can meet the (10) Ineeds at homeI11. According to this passage， many parents think it.12. When children seriously dis

45、agree with their parents, experts suggest that parents should13. In this passage“ structured14. In history ,15. Nowadays living away and running away from homeIIA. tee ns ofte n left their pare ntsB. organizedC. unsafe for their children to live away from themD. interestedE. let them live away from

46、their familiesF. are very popularG. keep them in the houseH. often worry parents and teachers（G）阅读短文，完成句子。Surfing the art of riding a wave on a pointed is the wildest, fastest natural water sport known to man . In recent years , it has developed into a major sport around the world , from Australia t

47、o South Africa . Australia ns brave （挑战） man-eati ng sharks to ride the gree n waves Down Under ； Hawaiian experts risk （冒险）their lives on huge，thirty foot swells （浪涛）against the wind of Oahu ； Califor nians of all ages go out the year round . In win ter，surf-riders put on life-suits to ride gray wa

48、ves so cold that their flesh turns blue .Surfing is no sport for weak persons. Swimming a quarter of a mile or more， and pushing a surfboard out to where the swells are just right for riding ， can be real work. Then, at exactly the right moment ，you climb up the wave and go fast across the face of a

49、 powerful swell with the white water jumping at your feet. The huge wave hits at your shoulder， threate ning （威胁）at any mome nt to smash （打碎）you flat. In the next several sec on ds，a cool head and lighte ning quick action back to the pressure of the attack ing wave will bring your board under contro

50、l for growing in popularity（流行） as an international sport，and you're gladto be a member of this new water world .1. According to the writer ， surfing is ana j2. The author believes that surfing IIsport.act quickly .3. To be a surf-rider， one should4. In order to experienee what real surfing is ,

51、 you musttheswellsyour board.5. You'll feel lucky whe n you 丨丨丨thesurfing.（H）The sky usually looks like blue. But if you went to the top of the highest mountain, where there is less air betwee n you and the sun to scatter（ 分散）the sun light, the sky would be dark blue. And if you rode in a spaces

52、hip high above the earth, where there is no air at all to scatter the sun light, the sky would be so dark that it would be black.Sometimes the sky does n't look blue. At sun rise（ 日出）and sun set（日落）,the light from the sun sometimes is scattered in such a way that you see red, oran ge, and other

53、colours in the sky.1. The sky usually looks light blue because.A. the sun is light and blueB. the air is light and blueC. the air scatters the sun lightD. the sun light is light and blue.2. When, the sky looks dark blue.A. there is less air between you and the sunB. there is a high mountain far away

54、C. the mountains around us are very highD. you climb a very high mountain3. If, the sky looks black.A. you ride in a spaceshipB. the spaceship is high in the skyC. the spaceship is high above the earthD. there is no air to scatter the sun light4. Sometimes the sky does n't look blue because.A. t

55、he sun always rises in the eastB. the sun always in the westC. the air in the sky has different coloursD. the light from the sun is scattered in a different way5. Which of the following is the best title（ 标题）for the story?A. The Sky Looks BlueB. Why the Sky Looks ColorfulC. The Beautiful Sun lightD.

56、 Something about the AirIBooks on how to do things are very popular in America today. There are about four to five thousand kinds of books with the title（ 标题）“ How to ” .One book may tell you how to make more mon ey. Ano ther may tell you how to save or spe nd it. And ano ther may expla in（ 说 明）how

57、to give your money away.Some “ HowTo” books tell you how to choose a way of making a living and how to succeed（成功） in it. However, if you fail, you can buy a book which is called“ How to TurnFailure into Succeed ” . If you would like to become very rich, you can buy the book“ HowMake a Million.If

58、9; you never make any money at all, you may need a book called“ How to liveon nothing ” . If you are unhappy with your wife, you can read“ How to Love Every Minute ofYour Life ” . There is even a book called“ How to kill yourself.”1. In the first sentence of the first paragraph（段）,“ today ” means.A. this dayB. the day when I was speakingC. nowD. the day when the article was written2. If y